(23774) Herbelliott Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 June 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.
Australian athlete Herb Elliott (b. 1938) won gold by a wide margin in the 1500-m at the 1960 Olympics with a record that stood for seven years. At 22 he retired having never been beaten over the mile equivalent distance. He has been voted by his peers as history's greatest middle distance runner.Naming citation (20020427/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herbelliott is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herbelliott is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23774 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 MZ41 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.50 km (#13,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.274 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.51 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 3.08 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.185 |
| Inclination | 13.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.15 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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