(4124) Herriot Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 29 September 1986 by Z. Vavrova at Klet.

Where Herriot is today

MercuryVenusEarthEarthMarsMarsHerriotHerriot

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herriot is 2.86 au from the Sun and 3.77 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4124
Provisional designation1986 SE
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter19.0 km (#2,360 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.0540
Spectral typeB
Absolute magnitude (H)12.7
Orbital period4.65 years
Semi-major axis2.79 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.69 – 2.88 au
Eccentricity0.0326
Inclination3.59°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.71 au

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

Also discovered on 29 September 1986

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