(706882) Hertagessner Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 November 2010 by E. Schwab at Tzec Maun.
Herta Lisbeth Geßner (1920–1993) was a German computer from 1956 to 1985 at the Sonneberg Observatory. She discovered numerous variable stars and the minor planet (3642) Frieden, identified in 1980 on photographic plates exposed 27 years earlier by Woldemar Götz, making her the first German woman to discover a minor planet.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 6, #3, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hertagessner is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hertagessner is 3.33 au from the Sun and 2.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 706882 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 VV20 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.72 |
| Orbital period | 8.00 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.02 – 4.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 13.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.