(428) Monachia

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Asteroid
(428) Monachia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.308  AU
eccentricity 0.178
Perihelion - aphelion 1.897 AU - 2.719 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.2 °
Length of the ascending node 17.7 °
Argument of the periapsis 15.5 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 18, 2009
Sidereal period 3 a 185 d
Mean orbital velocity 19.4 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 18 ± 1.3 km
Albedo 0.1142
Rotation period 3 h 38 min
Absolute brightness 11.74 mag
history
Explorer Walter Villiger
Date of discovery November 18, 1897
Another name 1897 DK
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(428) Monachia is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on November 18, 1897 by the German astronomer Walter Villiger in Munich .

The asteroid bears the Latin name of Munich.

See also