(11813) Ingorichter Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Ingo Richter (b. 1964) is a scientist at the Braunschweig University of Technology (Germany) whose research includes detection and analysis of asteroid magnetic fields and comet solar wind interactions using spacecraft measurements.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ingorichter is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ingorichter is 2.83 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11813 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EQ23 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 9.76 km (#5,247 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0670 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.85 |
| Orbital period | 5.48 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.11 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.78 – 3.44 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 6.19° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.77 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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