834 Burnhamia

834 Burnhamia
Shape of Burnhamia from modeled lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date20 September 1916
Designations
(834) Burnhamia
Pronunciation/bərnˈheɪmiə/
Named after
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
(American astronomer)[2]
A916 SG · 1959 CA
1972 JE · A905 UM
1916 AD · 1905 UM
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc114.27 yr (41,737 d)
Aphelion3.8256 AU
Perihelion2.5443 AU
3.1849 AU
Eccentricity0.2012
5.68 yr (2,076 d)
207.71°
0° 10m 24.24s / day
Inclination3.9779°
182.68°
91.320°
Physical characteristics
13.875±0.001 h[10]
9.5[1][3]

834 Burnhamia (prov. designation: A916 SG or 1916 AD) is a large background asteroid, approximately 61 kilometers (38 miles) in diameter, that is located in the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 20 September 1916, by German astronomer Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.[1] The X-type asteroid (GS) has a rotation period of 13.9 hours. It was named after American astronomer Sherburne Wesley Burnham (1838–1921).[2]

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