(391) Ingeborg Mars-crossing Asteroid

Discovered on 1 November 1894 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.

Where Ingeborg is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ingeborg is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number391
Provisional designationA894 VB
Orbit classMars-crossing Asteroid
Diameter15.8 km (#2,945 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.290
Rotation period26.4 hours
Spectral typeS
Absolute magnitude (H)10.85
Orbital period3.54 years
Semi-major axis2.32 au
Perihelion – aphelion1.61 – 3.03 au
Eccentricity0.305
Inclination23.2°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)0.644 au

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

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