| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Observatory |
| Discovery date | 22 July 1917 |
| Designations | |
| (880) Herba | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɜːrbə/ |
| 1917 CK | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 98.72 yr (36057 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.9674 AU (593.51 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0291 AU (303.55 Gm) |
| 2.9983 AU (448.54 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.32323 |
| 5.19 yr (1896.3 d) | |
| 340.970° | |
| 0° 11m 23.424s / day | |
| Inclination | 15.145° |
| 262.618° | |
| 101.118° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.266 h (0.5111 d)[1][2] | |
| F-type | |
| 11.46 | |
880 Herba is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 22 July 1917 in Heidelberg.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2011 gave a light curve with a period of 12.266 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. The curve is asymmetrical with one maxima and one minima.[2]
880 Herba is named after Herba, the Greek god of misery and poverty.[3]