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839 Valborg

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Discovered by
  
Max Wolf

Observation arc
  
95.57 yr (34908 d)

Perihelion
  
2.2193 AU (332.00 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid family
  
Eunomia family

Discovery date
  
24 September 1916

Aphelion
  
3.0122 AU (450.62 Gm)

Discovered
  
24 September 1916

Discoverer
  
Max Wolf

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Alternative names
  
1916 AJ; 1948 CF; 1952 BW1; 1954 UH1

Discovery site
  
Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl

Similar
  
528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 509 Iolanda, 807 Ceraskia, 417 Suevia

839 Valborg is a mid-sized S-type Eunomian asteroid. Its diameter is about 20 km, its albedo of 0.353 is very high for an asteroid[1]. Its rotation period is 10.366 hours[2].

References

839 Valborg Wikipedia