(4124) Herriot
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Asteroid (4124) Herriot |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Hoffmeister family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.787 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.03 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.702 AU - 2.871 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.6 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 331.01 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.65 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 19.76 |
| Albedo | 0.0452 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: B |
| history | |
| Explorer | Zdeňka Vávrová |
| Date of discovery | September 29, 1986 |
| Another name | 1986 SE, 1956 EX, 1963 TH 1 |
| 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. | |
(4124) Herriot is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on September 29, 1986 by Zdeňka Vávrová from the Kleť Observatory . It has a diameter of about 19.8 kilometers.
The asteroid was named after the English veterinarian and writer James Herriot (1916–1995).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003
Web links
- (4124) Herriot in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .