(211473) Herin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 March 2003 by St. Veran at St. Veran.
Thierry Herin (b. 1966) is a French amateur astronomer. He spends time in the French Pyrenees, near the Pic du Midi observatory, where he walks in the mountains and observes the sky.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-01-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herin is 2.77 au from the Sun and 3.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 211473 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 ER1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.29 |
| Orbital period | 4.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.75 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.50 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0910 |
| Inclination | 3.93° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.49 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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