494 Virtus

Summary

494 Virtus is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 494 Virtus is credited with the discovery of Max Wolf^[3].
• 494 Virtus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 494 Virtus's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory^[5].
• Virtus is named after 494 Virtus^[6].
• 494 Virtus's follows is recorded as 493 Griseldis^[7].
• 494 Virtus's followed by is recorded as 495 Eulalia^[8].
• 494 Virtus's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 494 Virtus's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Androgyny symbol (down arrow).svg^[10].
• 494 Virtus's Commons category is recorded as 494 Virtus^[11].
• 494 Virtus's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 494 Virtus's provisional designation is recorded as 1902 JV^[13].
• 494 Virtus's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 BM^[14].
• 494 Virtus's provisional designation is recorded as A902 TF^[15].
• 494 Virtus's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1902-10-07T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 494 Virtus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08lvwt^[17].
• 494 Virtus's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000494^[18].
• 494 Virtus's asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[19].
• 494 Virtus's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 494 Virtus's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.06423498749890341'}^[21].
• 494 Virtus's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.29'}^[22].
• 494 Virtus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.076'}^[23].
• 494 Virtus's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.077691632510815'}^[24].
• 494 Virtus's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1884.313789719013'}^[25].
• 494 Virtus's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+40.42'}^[26].
• 494 Virtus's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+38.05993749902697'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

494 Virtus's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Virtus is named after 494 Virtus^[6].

Why It Matters

494 Virtus ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]