880 Herba is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf on 22 July 1917 in Heidelberg.

880 Herba
Discovery
Discovered byMax Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Observatory
Discovery date22 July 1917
Designations
(880) Herba
Pronunciation/ˈhɜːrbə/
1917 CK
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc98.72 yr (36057 days)
Aphelion3.9674 AU (593.51 Gm)
Perihelion2.0291 AU (303.55 Gm)
2.9983 AU (448.54 Gm)
Eccentricity0.32323
5.19 yr (1896.3 d)
340.970°
0° 11m 23.424s / day
Inclination15.145°
262.618°
101.118°
Physical characteristics
12.266 h (0.5111 d)[1][2]
F-type
11.46

Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in 2011 gave a light curve with a period of 12.266 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.13 ± 0.02 in magnitude. The curve is asymmetrical with one maxima and one minima.[2]

880 Herba is named after Herba, the Greek god of misery and poverty.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Yeomans, Donald K., "880 Herba", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Pilcher, Frederick (April 2012), "Rotation Period Determinations for 31 Euphrosyne, 65 Cybele, 154 Bertha 177 Irma, 200 Dynamene, 724 Hapag, 880 Herba, and 1470 Carla", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 39 (2): 57–60, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39...57P.
  3. ^ DMP
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