(1652) Herge Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 August 1953 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Herge is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herge is 2.21 au from the Sun and 3.13 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1652 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 PA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.69 km (#5,993 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.137 |
| Rotation period | 16.4 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.25 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.92 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.149 |
| Inclination | 3.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.901 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.