(321405) Ingehorst Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 August 2009 by Kling, R., Zimmer, U. at Taunus.
Inge (b. 1938) and Horst Zimmer (b. 1931) are the parents of the second discoverer. They have strongly supported their daughter's activities in minor planet work at the Taunus Observatory.Naming citation (20130127/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ingehorst is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ingehorst is 2.64 au from the Sun and 1.76 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 321405 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 QZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.29 |
| Orbital period | 5.68 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.18 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.44 – 3.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.233 |
| Inclination | 16.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.47 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Horst
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