(11754) Herbig Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
U.S. astronomer George Herbig (b. 1920), co-discoverer of Herbig-Haro objects, is a spectroscopist who has investigated young stars, star formation and the interstellar medium. At the Lick Observatory from 1948 to 1988, he now works at the University of Hawaii.Naming citation (20040306/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herbig is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herbig is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11754 |
| Provisional designation | 2560 P-L |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.91 |
| Orbital period | 4.91 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.89 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.71 – 3.06 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0614 |
| Inclination | 1.11° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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