(494) Virtus Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 October 1902 by M. F. Wolf at Heidelberg.
Where Virtus is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Virtus is 3.14 au from the Sun and 2.19 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 494 |
| Provisional designation | A902 TF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 101 km (#229 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0650 |
| Rotation period | 40.4 hours |
| Spectral type | C |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.98 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0643 |
| Inclination | 7.08° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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