(29668) Ipf

Asteroid (29668) Ipf
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type	Middle main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis	2.5988 AU
eccentricity	0.1040
Perihelion - aphelion	2.3284 AU - 2.8691 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	2.9730 °
Length of the ascending node	346.3736 °
Argument of the periapsis	195.3188 °
Sidereal period	4.19 a
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness	14.5 mag
history
Explorer	Miloš Tichý
Date of discovery	December 9, 1998
Another name	1998 XO , 1993 RM ₁₇
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(29668) Ipf is an asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on December 9, 1998 by the Czech astronomer Miloš Tichý at the Kleť Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov . Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already taken place on September 15 and 22, 1993 under the provisional designation 1993 RM ₁₇ at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile .

(29668) Ipf is named after the Ipf , a witness mountain on the western edge of the impact crater , which formed the Nördlinger Ries . The name was given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on February 14, 2014.

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