262 Valda

{{Short description|Main belt asteroid}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Infobox planet

| minorplanet=yes

| background=#D6D6D6

| name=262 Valda

|image= Орбита астероида 262.png

|caption=Orbital diagram

| discoverer=Johann Palisa

| discovered=3 November 1886

| mpc_name=(262) Valda

| alt_names=A886 VA, {{mp|1972 YR|1}}

| mp_category=Main belt

| orbit_ref=

| epoch=31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)

| semimajor={{Convert|2.55168|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}

| perihelion={{Convert|2.00585|AU|Gm|abbr=on}}

| aphelion={{Convert|3.0975|AU|Gm|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| eccentricity=0.21391

| period=4.08 yr (1488.8 d)

| inclination=7.6870°

| asc_node=38.489°

| arg_peri=25.399°

| mean_anomaly=268.471°

| dimensions=

| mass=

| density=

| rotation={{Convert|17.386|h|d|abbr=on|lk=on}}

| spectral_type=

| abs_magnitude=11.67

| albedo=

| mean_motion={{Deg2DMS|0.24180|sup=ms}} / day

| observation_arc=125.45 yr (45822 d)

| uncertainty=0

}}

262 Valda is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa on 3 November 1886 in Vienna. The name was proposed by Bettina von Rothschild.Schmadel, L. (2003:38). Dictionary of minor planet names. Germany: Springer.

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.