(4481) Herbelin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 14 September 1985 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Claude Herbelin (b. 1931), of Neuchâtel, on the occasion of his 65th birthday (1996 Dec. 13). A friend of the discoverer and brother of the discoverer's companion Anne-Marie Malotki, Herbelin is an electrotechnical engineer by profession. He is also an enthusiastic telecommunications specialist (frequency standards, chronometry) and mountain skier and hiker. Citation provided by S. Herbelin and C. Gassmann-Herbelin.Naming citation (19961026/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herbelin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herbelin is 2.91 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4481 |
| Provisional designation | 1985 RR |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.18 km (#12,320 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.435 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.47 |
| Orbital period | 3.58 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.34 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 1.49° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.762 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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