Discovered by Walther Villiger Observation arc 117.50 yr (42917 d) Orbits Sun Named after Munich Discovery site Bogenhausener Sternwarte | Discovery date 18 November 1897 Discovered 18 November 1897 Discoverer Walter Augustin Villiger Asteroid family Flora family Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1897 DK; 1946 UL;
1949 OE; 1953 TN3;
1974 XU Minor planet category Main belt (Flora family) Aphelion 2.72087 AU (407.036 Gm) | ||
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, Germany. It was his only asteroid discovery. The asteroid's name comes from the Latin name for Munich.
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