(11828) Vargha Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 26 February 1984 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.
Magda Vargha (1931-2010), librarian of Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, was the author of several books on the history of astronomy.Naming citation (20110517/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Vargha is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Vargha is 1.90 au from the Sun and 2.89 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 11828 |
| Provisional designation | 1984 DZ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 10.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.34 |
| Orbital period | 3.53 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.32 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.83 – 2.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.209 |
| Inclination | 7.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.841 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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