(3234) Hergiani Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 31 August 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Where Hergiani is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hergiani is 3.34 au from the Sun and 3.87 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number3234
Provisional designation1978 QO2
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter13.9 km (#3,433 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0920
Absolute magnitude (H)13.01
Orbital period5.46 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.51 – 3.69 au
Eccentricity0.190
Inclination0.962°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.52 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 31 August 1978

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