(29668) Ipf
Asteroid (29668) Ipf |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
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 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(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.
Web links
- (29668) Ipf in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (29668) Ipf in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ↑ (29668) Ipf at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)
- ↑ Entry of the asteroid on the website of the Kleť Observatory (English)