(127030) Herrington Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 April 2002 by M. W. Buie at Cerro Tololo.
John Herrington (b. 1958) is a former NASA astronaut and a member of the Chickasaw Nation. Herrington was a mission specialist for the 16th space shuttle flight to the International Space Station and he performed three space walks during the mission.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2021-01-27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Herrington is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herrington is 2.60 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 127030 |
| Provisional designation | 2002 GZ28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.09 |
| Orbital period | 4.38 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.68 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0405 |
| Inclination | 1.01° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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