(2000) Herschel Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 July 1960 by J. Schubart at Sonneberg.
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Where Herschel is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Herschel is 2.14 au from the Sun and 1.67 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2000 |
| Provisional designation | 1960 OA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 14.8 km (#3,193 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.277 |
| Rotation period | 134 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.67 – 3.09 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.298 |
| Inclination | 22.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.752 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.