(923) Herluga Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 September 1919 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.

Where Herluga is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herluga is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.45 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number923
Provisional designationA919 SK
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter34.6 km (#1,170 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0370
Rotation period30.6 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)11.55
Orbital period4.23 years
Semi-major axis2.62 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.11 – 3.13 au
Eccentricity0.195
Inclination14.5°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.12 au

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

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