Asteroids named after people called Herb

(23774) Herbelliott

Australian athlete Herb Elliott (b. 1938) won gold by a wide margin in the 1500-m at the 1960 Olympics with a record that stood for seven years. At 22 he retired having never been beaten over the mile equivalent distance. He has been voted by his peers as history's greatest middle distance runner.Discovered 26 June 1998 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek

(26300) Herbweiss

Herb Weiss mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the South Side High School, Rockville Centre, New York.Discovered 26 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro