Discovered by Johann Palisa Alternative names 1972 YR1 Observation arc 125.45 yr (45822 d) Orbital period 1,490 days Orbits Sun Discovery site Vienna Observatory | Discovery date 3 November 1886 Minor planet category Main belt Aphelion 3.0975 AU (463.38 Gm) Discovered 3 November 1886 Discoverer Johann Palisa Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Similar 242 Kriemhild, 220 Stephania, 265 Anna, 276 Adelheid, 266 Aline | ||
262 Valda is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on November 3, 1886 in Vienna. The origin of the name is unknown.
Photometric observations of this asteroid from the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico during 2010 gave a light curve with a period of 17.386 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.17 ± 0.02 magnitude.
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