(1579) Herrick Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 30 September 1948 by S. J. Arend at Uccle.
Where Herrick is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herrick is 3.13 au from the Sun and 3.88 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1579 |
| Provisional designation | 1948 SB |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 46.9 km (#814 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0430 |
| Rotation period | 21.3 hours |
| Spectral type | F |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.66 |
| Orbital period | 6.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.44 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.00 – 3.88 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 8.76° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.03 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.