(23490) Monikohl Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 12 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F. at Tautenburg.
Monika Kohl (b. 1944) served as secretary of the documentation department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut for more than four decades. She carried out a huge amount of input work for Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Naming citation (20070402/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Monikohl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Monikohl is 2.76 au from the Sun and 3.24 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 23490 |
| Provisional designation | 1991 RK3 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.01 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.52 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.10 – 2.94 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 13.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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