(834) Burnhamia

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Asteroid
(834) Burnhamia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1703  AU
eccentricity 0.2106
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5028 AU - 3.8379 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.957 °
Sidereal period 5,645 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.73 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 66.66 km
Albedo 0.070
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 9,309 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery 1916
Another name 1916 AD, 1959 CA, 1972 JE
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(834) Burnhamia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 20, 1916 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named in honor of the American astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham .

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