(29668) Ipf Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 9 December 1998 by M. Tichy at Klet.
Ipf is a mostly treeless mountain in the southwest of the Ries impact crater in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with a prehistoric settlement and Celtic fort on its top. There is evidence of occupation from the Bronze Age to the early Celtic La Tene period, a period of almost a thousand years.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2014-02-14), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Ipf is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Ipf is 2.81 au from the Sun and 2.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 29668 |
| Provisional designation | 1998 XO |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.72 |
| Orbital period | 4.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.60 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.33 – 2.87 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.102 |
| Inclination | 2.96° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.