428 Monachia

428 Monachia
Discovery
Discovered by	Walther Villiger
Discovery date	18 November 1897
Designations
MPC designation	(428) Monachia
Pronunciation	/mɒˈneɪkiə/
Named after	Munich
Alternative designations	1897 DK; 1946 UL;; 1949 OE; 1953 TN3;; 1974 XU
Minor planet category	Main belt (Flora family)
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	117.50 yr (42917 d)
Aphelion	2.72087 AU (407.036 Gm)
Perihelion	1.89497 AU (283.483 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.30792 AU (345.260 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.17893
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.51 yr (1280.6 d)
Mean anomaly	327.639°
Mean motion	0° 16m 51.989s / day
Inclination	6.19903°
Longitude of ascending node	17.6267°
Argument of perihelion	15.4466°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	17.65±1.3 km; 18 km
Synodic rotation period	3.6342 ± 0.0002 h (0.1514250 ± 8.3×10−6 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1142±0.018, 0.114
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.0

428 Monachia is an asteroid orbiting within the Flora family in the Main Belt.

It was discovered by Walther Villiger on 18 November 1897 in Munich, Germany. It was his only asteroid discovery. The asteroid's name comes from the Latin name for Munich.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "428 Monachia (1897 DK)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ ^a ^b Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey Archived June 23, 2006, at archive.today
^ ^a ^b Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.
^ Lutz D. Schmadel (2011). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006–2008 ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-01966-1.

External links

428 Monachia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
428 Monachia at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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[jpldata-1] "428 Monachia (1897 DK)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[IRAS-2] Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey Archived June 23, 2006, at archive.today

[Kryszczynska-2012b-3] Kryszczynska, A.; et al. (October 2012). "Do Slivan states exist in the Flora family?. I. Photometric survey of the Flora region". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 546: 51. Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..72K. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72.

[4] Lutz D. Schmadel (2011). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006–2008 ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-01966-1.