(499) Venusia Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 December 1902 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Venusia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Venusia is 4.50 au from the Sun and 4.49 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 499 |
| Provisional designation | A902 YE |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 77.3 km (#399 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0520 |
| Rotation period | 13.5 hours |
| Spectral type | P |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.58 |
| Orbital period | 8.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 4.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.14 – 4.89 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.217 |
| Inclination | 2.09° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.16 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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