494 Virtus Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
494 Virtus
Mpc Name:(494) Virtus
Alt Names:1902 JV
Discovered:7 October 1902
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.063565
Semimajor:2.9858AU
Perihelion:2.7961AU
Aphelion:3.1756abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:5.16 yr (1884.5 d)
Inclination:7.0866°
Asc Node:38.210°
Arg Peri:218.055°
Abs Magnitude:8.96
Rotation:5.57abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Mean Motion: / day
Observation Arc:113.29 yr (41379 d)
Uncertainty:0

494 Virtus is an 86 km minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Max Wolf on October 7, 1902. Its provisional name was 1902 JV.

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