494 Virtus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
Synodic rotation period | 5.57 h (0.232 d) |
| 0.0630±0.003 | |
| C | |
| 8.96 | |
Virtus (
minor planet designation: 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.
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 494 Virtus (1902 JV)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 494 Virtus, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2005)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 494 Virtus at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 494 Virtus at the JPL Small-Body Database
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