(1751) Herget Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 27 July 1955 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Herget is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herget is 2.64 au from the Sun and 2.51 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1751 |
| Provisional designation | 1955 OC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.9 km (#4,608 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Rotation period | 3.94 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.05 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 3.27 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.172 |
| Inclination | 8.12° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.32 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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