1751 Herget
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 27 July 1955 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (1751) Herget |
|
Named after
|
Paul Herget (astronomer) |
| 1955 OC · 1955 QO 1955 RB · 1955 SP1 1962 CC · 1969 QA |
|
| main-belt · Gefion family | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.29 yr (22,385 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2772 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.3005 AU |
| 2.7888 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1751 |
| 4.66 yr (1,701 days) | |
| 36.463° | |
| Inclination | 8.1310° |
| 240.27° | |
| 130.99° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 10.929±0.248 km |
| 0.195±0.027 | |
| SMASS = S | |
| 11.9 | |
1751 Herget, provisional designation 1955 OC, is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 27 July 1955, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.
Herget is a member of the small Gefion family of asteroids. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.3–3.3 AU once every 4 years and 8 months (1,701 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic. As no precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made, the body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Goethe Link in 1955.
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Herget measures 10.93 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.195. It is classified as a S-type asteroid in the SMASS taxonomy, and has an absolute magnitude of 11.9. As of 2017, Herget's rotation period and shape remain unknown.
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