Discovered by Max Wolf Alternative names 1902 JV Aphelion 3.1756 AU (475.06 Gm) Discovered 7 October 1902 Discoverer Max Wolf Spectral type C-type asteroid | Discovery date 7 October 1902 Observation arc 113.29 yr (41379 d) Perihelion 2.7961 AU (418.29 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory Similar 417 Suevia, 509 Iolanda, 528 Rezia, 499 Venusia, 484 Pittsburghia | ||
Occultation by asteroid 494 virtus 10 may 2009
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
494 Virtus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA