Named in honor of the Norwegian play-writer Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).
[Ref: Minor Planet Circ. 25977]

Discovered at Palomar on 1960-09-24 by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, and T. Gehrels.

https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=Ibsen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen

Time: 22:22UT 2026-02-21T Exp. 94 x 30 sec.
Tel. 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -25°C 1.9"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.