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, though the origin of the name is unknown.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.
References
External links The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database Minor Planet Discovery Circumstances