(494) Virtus
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Asteroid (494) Virtus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.992 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.06 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.813 AU - 3.171 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 38.2 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 218.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 16, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 5 a 64 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.2 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 101 km |
| Albedo | 0.065 |
| Rotation period | 5.2 h |
| Absolute brightness | 8.96 mag |
| Spectral class | C (Tholen) Ch (SMASS) |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | October 7, 1902 |
| Another name | 1902 JV, 1950 BM |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(494) Virtus is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 7, 1902 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Roman deity Virtus .