(262) Valda
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Asteroid (262) Valda |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Asteroid family | Astraea family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.552 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.214 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.006 AU - 3.098 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.7 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 38.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 25.4 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 13th August 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 29 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.4 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 15 km |
| Albedo | 0.211 |
| Rotation period | 17 h 23 min |
| Absolute brightness | 11.67 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | November 3, 1886 |
| Another name | 1972 YR1 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(262) Valda is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on November 3, 1886 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered. The origin of the name is not known.
Valda moves in an eccentric orbit around the Sun at a distance of 2.0059 ( perihelion ) to 3.0975 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.08 years . The orbit is inclined 7.6870 ° to the ecliptic , the orbit eccentricity is 0.2139.