It is a metallic asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 32 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 May 1929 by Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.

The asteroid was named after Bjarmaland ( see map ) which was a territory mentioned in sagas from the Viking Age.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1146_Biarmia

Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin ( 1885 – 17 December 1946) was a Georgian–Russian astronomer who discovered 74 asteroids including 951 Gaspra and 762 Pulcova.
He also discovered and co-discovered 6 Jupiter-family comets, namely 25D/Neujmin, 28P/Neujmin, 42P/Neujmin, 57P/du Toit-Neujmin-Delporte (including fragment A) and 58P/Jackson–Neujmin, as well as C/1914 M1 (Neujmin) from the Pulkovo and Simeiz Observatories during the first half of the 20th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Neujmin

Distance from the Sun (au) : 2,28

Time: 22:34UT 2025-06-23 Exp. 8 x 15 sec.
Tel. 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -15°C 1.9"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.