 Erda combines attributes of both, Urðr (wisdom and fate) and Jörð (the personification of Earth).In both the Tholen- and SMASS-like taxonomy of the Small Solar System Objects Spectroscopic Survey (S3OS2), "Erda" is a X-type asteroid.In June 2006, a rotational lightcurve of "Erda" was obtained from photometric observations by David Higgins at Hunters Hill Observatory , Australia, and by Rui Gonçalves at Linhaceira Observatory in Portugal.