 The relatively high orbital eccentricity of this object causes it to come close to the orbit of the planet Mars.This means there is a chance it will eventually collide with the planet, with the odds of a collision estimated at 18% per billion orbits.This minor planet was named in honour of the English astronomer of German origin William Herschel (1738–1822), who discovered what he called "Georgium Sidus" (aka "Uranus").