Discovery date 24 September 1960 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 24 September 1960 Named after George Herbig Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 2560 P-L; 1994 QH Observation arc 20256 days (55.46 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Discovered by C. J. van Houten,
I. van Houten-Groeneveld,
T. Gehrels Aphelion 3.06289 AU (458.202 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld People also search for Sun, 9511 Klingsor, 11767 Milne | ||
11754 Herbig is a tiny Main belt asteroid.
It was discovered on September 24, 1960, at Palomar Observatory by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels. It is named in honor of U.S. astronomer George Herbig.
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