Discovered by J. Palisa Alternative names 1914 UK Aphelion 2.2639 AU (338.67 Gm) Discovered 18 March 1914 | Discovery date 18 March 1914 Observation arc 100.50 yr (36708 d) Perihelion 2.0953 AU (313.45 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Flora family Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 242 Kriemhild, 803 Picka, 220 Stephania, 528 Rezia, 276 Adelheid | ||
782 Montefiore is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on March 18, 1914 and named for Clarice Sebag-Montefiore, wife of Alfons von Rothschild of Vienna.
10ยต radiometric data collected from Kitt Peak in 1975 gave a diameter estimate of 15 km.
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