(4875) Ingalls Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 19 February 1991 by Kushida, Y., Kushida, R. at Yatsugatake.

Where Ingalls is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ingalls is 2.46 au from the Sun and 1.72 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4875
Provisional designation1991 DJ
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter5.50 km (#9,708 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.368
Rotation period3.78 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.15
Orbital period3.36 years
Semi-major axis2.24 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.84 – 2.65 au
Eccentricity0.180
Inclination5.26°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.824 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 19 February 1991