(1260) Walhalla Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 January 1933 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Where Walhalla is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Walhalla is 2.69 au from the Sun and 3.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1260 |
| Provisional designation | 1933 BW |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,601 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.120 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.45 |
| Orbital period | 4.23 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.61 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.51 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0385 |
| Inclination | 8.02° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.50 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 29 January 1933
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- (913) Otila
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- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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