1751 Herget
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 11.80±0.05[7] · 11.9[1][6] · 12.06±0.41[9] · 12.2[5] | |
1751 Herget, provisional designation 1955 OC, is a stony Gefionian asteroid from the central 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.[10] The asteroid was named after American astronomer Paul Herget.[2]
Classification and orbit
Herget is a member of the large
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.[10]
Physical characteristics
In the
spectral type of the Gefion family.[11]
: 23
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
albedo of 0.195,[4][5] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous asteroids of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 23.21 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 11.9, as the lower the body's albedo (reflectivity), the larger its diameter.[6]
Rotation period
In November 2016, two rotational
Naming
This minor planet was named in honor of American astronomer Paul Herget (1908–1981), who was director of the Cincinnati Observatory and distinguished service professor in the University of Cincinnati.[2]
Herget was also founder of the
M.P.C. 3143).[12]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1751 Herget (1955 OC)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 1751 Herget – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ . Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ .
- ^ a b c d e "LCDB Data for (1751) Herget". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1751) Herget". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
- . Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ a b "1751 Herget (1955 OC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ISBN 978-0-8165-3213-1.
- ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1751 Herget at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 1751 Herget at the JPL Small-Body Database
