262 Valda

Summary

262 Valda is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 262 Valda is credited with the discovery of Johann Palisa^[3].
• 262 Valda's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 262 Valda's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Vienna Observatory^[5].
• 262 Valda followed Q149702^[6].
• 262 Valda was followed by Q149754^[7].
• 262 Valda's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 262 Valda's Commons category is recorded as 262 Valda^[9].
• 262 Valda's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 262 Valda's provisional designation is recorded as 1972 YR1^[11].
• 262 Valda's provisional designation is recorded as A886 VA^[12].
• 262 Valda's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 3, 1886^[13].
• 262 Valda's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[14].
• 262 Valda's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 262 Valda's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2121872099337431'}^[16].
• 262 Valda's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.68'}^[17].
• 262 Valda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.709'}^[18].
• 262 Valda's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.668553253095511'}^[19].
• 262 Valda's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1489.62497014506'}^[20].
• 262 Valda's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+17.386'}^[21].
• 262 Valda's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.26916407921873'}^[22].
• 262 Valda's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.552617121156086'}^[23].
• 262 Valda's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0942498261233'}^[24].
• 262 Valda's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.010984416188873'}^[25].
• 262 Valda's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+26.31462790490192'}^[26].
• 262 Valda's mean anomaly is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+9.212234574788436'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

262 Valda's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

262 Valda has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]