</s> ▁ 2 7 4 1 ▁Val div ia ▁( prov . ▁design ation : ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁background ▁astero id ▁from ▁the ▁central ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁astero id ▁bel t , ▁approximately ▁ ▁in ▁diameter . ▁It ▁was ▁discovered ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁by ▁Chile an ▁astronom ers ▁Carlos ▁Tor res ▁and ▁Ser gio ▁Bar ros ▁at ▁the ▁Cer ro ▁El ▁Ro ble ▁Station ▁north west ▁of ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Chile . ▁The ▁astero id ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Spanish ▁conquist ador ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Val div ia . ▁ ▁Or bit ▁and ▁classification ▁▁ ▁Val div ia ▁is ▁a ▁non - family ▁astero id ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁bel t ' s ▁background ▁population . ▁It ▁or bits ▁the ▁Sun ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁main - b elt ▁at ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 2 . 1 – 3 . 1   AU ▁once ▁every ▁ 4 ▁years ▁and ▁ 3 ▁months ▁( 1 , 5 4 0 ▁days ). ▁Its ▁orbit ▁has ▁an ▁ecc ent ric ity ▁of ▁ 0 . 1 8 ▁and ▁an ▁incl ination ▁of ▁ 1 0 ° ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁e cli ptic . ▁The ▁astero id ▁was ▁first ▁observed ▁as ▁ ▁at ▁U cc le ▁Observ atory ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁where ▁the ▁body ' s ▁observation ▁arc ▁begins ▁just ▁a ▁two ▁weeks ▁later , ▁or ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁before ▁its ▁official ▁discovery ▁observation ▁at ▁Cer ro ▁El ▁Ro ble . ▁ ▁N aming ▁▁ ▁This