428 Monachia

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428 Monachia
Discovery A
Discoverer Walther Villiger
Discovery date November 18, 1897
Alternate
designations
B
1897 DK; 1946 UL;
1949 OE; 1953 TN3;
1974 XU
Category Main belt (Flora family)
Orbital elements C
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Eccentricity (e) 0.179
Semi-major axis (a) 345.184 Gm (2.307 AU)
Perihelion (q) 283.364 Gm (1.894 AU)
Aphelion (Q) 407.004 Gm (2.721 AU)
Orbital period (P) 1280.202 d (3.51 a)
Mean orbital speed 19.61 km/s
Inclination (i) 6.2°
Longitude of the
ascending node
(Ω)
17.76°
Argument of
perihelion
(ω)
15.598°
Mean anomaly (M) 226.711°
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 18 km[1]
Mass unknown
Density unknown
Surface gravity unknown
Escape velocity unknown
Rotation period 0.151 d (3.634 h) [2]
Spectral class unknown
Absolute magnitude 11.5
Albedo (geometric) 0.114[1]
Mean surface
temperature
unknown
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428 Monachia is an asteroid orbiting within the Flora family in the Main Belt.

It was discovered by Walther Villiger on November 18, 1897 in Munich. It was his only asteroid discovery.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey
  2. ^ PDS lightcurve data


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