Astronomy:428 Monachia
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Short description: Main-belt asteroid
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Walther Villiger |
| Discovery date | 18 November 1897 |
| Designations | |
| (428) Monachia | |
| Pronunciation | /mɒˈneɪkiə/ |
| Named after | Munich |
| 1897 DK; 1946 UL; 1949 OE; 1953 TN3; 1974 XU | |
| Minor planet category | Main belt (Flora family) |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 117.50 yr (42917 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.72087 astronomical unit|AU (407.036 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 1.89497 AU (283.483 Gm) |
| 2.30792 AU (345.260 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17893 |
| Orbital period | 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° |
| 15.4466° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17.65±1.3 km[1] 18 km[2] |
| Rotation period | 3.6342 ± 0.0002 h (0.1514250 ± 8.3×10−6 d)[3] |
| Geometric albedo | 0.1142±0.018,[1] 0.114[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.0 |
Monachia (minor planet designation: 428 Monachia) is an asteroid orbiting within the Flora family in the Main Belt.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "428 Monachia (1897 DK)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=428;cad=1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219199. A72. Bibcode: 2012A&A...546A..72K.
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel (2011). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006–2008 ed.). Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-01966-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=uwGbkbhMVyAC.
External links
- 428 Monachia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 428 Monachia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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