(499) Venusia
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Asteroid (499) Venusia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 4.01 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.213 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.157 AU - 4.863 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.1 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 256.5 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 176.9 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 14, 2013 |
| Sidereal period | 8 a 11 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 14.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 81 km |
| Albedo | 0.05 |
| Rotation period | 13.5 h |
| Absolute brightness | 9.4 mag |
| Spectral class | P |
| history | |
| Explorer | Max Wolf |
| Date of discovery | December 24, 1902 |
| Another name | 1902 KX, 1950 CE |
| 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. | |
(499) Venusia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 24, 1902 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .
The name Venusia is an alternative name for the Swedish island of Ven .