(416252) Manuelherrera Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 March 2003 by J. L. Ortiz at Sierra Nevada.
Manuel Félix Herrera Gómez (1987-2013) was a PhD student at Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía, in Granada, Spain. He did research work on transneptunian objects as well as extrasolar planets, and died tragically aged only 26.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-03-05), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Manuelherrera is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Manuelherrera is 3.18 au from the Sun and 2.20 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 416252 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 ES |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.7 |
| Orbital period | 4.28 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.64 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.07 – 3.20 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.09 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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