(115561) Frankherbert Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 October 2003 by Dillon, W. G., Wells, D. at Needville.
Frank Herbert (1920-1986) is best remembered for Dune, one of the most acclaimed science-fiction novels ever written. Dune, which won the Hugo and Nebula awards, embodied Herbert's fascination with the intricacies of ecology, evolution, politics, psychology, government and sociology.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Frankherbert is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Frankherbert is 2.75 au from the Sun and 3.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 115561 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 UF80 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.68 km (#8,024 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0570 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.97 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.34 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 11.9° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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