(112) Iphigenia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 September 1870 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Iphigenia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Iphigenia is 2.30 au from the Sun and 1.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 112 |
| Provisional designation | A870 SA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 69.8 km (#472 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0420 |
| Rotation period | 31.5 hours |
| Spectral type | DCX |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.77 |
| Orbital period | 3.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.12 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.128 |
| Inclination | 2.60° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.11 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by C. H. F. Peters
- (72) Feronia
- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (114) Kassandra
- (116) Sirona
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