(834) Burnhamia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1916 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Burnhamia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Burnhamia is 3.55 au from the Sun and 4.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 834 |
| Provisional designation | A916 SG |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 61.3 km (#570 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0710 |
| Rotation period | 13.9 hours |
| Spectral type | GS: |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.197 |
| Inclination | 3.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.56 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 20 September 1916
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