1751 Herget

1751 Herget
Discovery[1]
Discovered byIndiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery siteGoethe Link Obs.
Discovery date27 July 1955
Designations
(1751) Herget
Named after
Paul Herget[2]
(American astronomer)
1955 OC · 1955 QO
1955 RB · 1955 SP1
1962 CC · 1969 QA
main-belt · (middle)
Gefion[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc61.67 yr (22,526 days)
Aphelion3.2765 AU
Perihelion2.3002 AU
2.7883 AU
Eccentricity0.1751
4.66 yr (1,701 days)
78.845°
Inclination8.1315°
240.27°
130.93°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions10.929±0.248 km[4][5]
23.21 km (calculated)[6]
3.937±0.001 h[7]
3.9397±0.0006 h[8]
0.195±0.027[4][5]
0.057 (assumed)[6]
SMASS = S[1] · C[6]
11.80±0.05[7] · 11.9[1][6] · 12.06±0.41[9] · 12.2[5]

1751 Herget, provisional designation 1955 OC, is a stony Gefionian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter.

It was discovered on 27 July 1955, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.[10] The asteroid was named after American astronomer Paul Herget.[2]

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