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499 Venusia

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Discovered by
  
Max Wolf

Alternative names
  
1902 KX

Aphelion
  
4.8693 AU (728.44 Gm)

Discovered
  
24 December 1902

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Hilda family

Discovery date
  
24 December 1902

Observation arc
  
113.31 yr (41388 d)

Perihelion
  
3.1479 AU (470.92 Gm)

Inclination
  
2.0907°

Discoverer
  
Max Wolf

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Discovery site
  
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory

Similar
  
417 Suevia, 528 Rezia, 509 Iolanda, 484 Pittsburghia, 540 Rosamunde

499 Venusia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun, discovered by Max Wolf in 1902. Its diameter is 81 km (50.6 miles). It is a dark P-type asteroid.

References

499 Venusia Wikipedia