(1579) Herrick
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Asteroid (1579) Herrick |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.4309 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1317 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.979 AU - 3.8827 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.78 ° |
| Sidereal period | 6,355 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.08 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 42.72 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.052 |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 10,516 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | S. Arend |
| Date of discovery | September 30, 1948 |
| Another name | 1948 SB, 1925 DA, 1929 TF |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1579) Herrick is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 30 September 1948 by the Belgian astronomers Sylvain Arend in Uccle was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the American astronomer and mathematician Samuel Herrick .