(8409) Valentaugustus Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 November 1995 by R. Weber at Socorro.
Valentin Augustus Weber (1867-1940) was a grandfather of the team leader. Born in Germany, he moved to the U.S. in 1889, where he designed and constructed stained-glass windows for cathedrals and mahogany furniture for his friends and neighbors in Brooklyn, New York.Naming citation (20080618/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Valentaugustus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Valentaugustus is 3.59 au from the Sun and 4.28 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8409 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 WB43 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 15.3 km (#3,073 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Rotation period | 7.37 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.66 |
| Orbital period | 5.75 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.70 – 3.72 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.159 |
| Inclination | 4.32° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.70 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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