.png) A three-dimensional model of 499 Venusia based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Max Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 24 December 1902 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (499) Venusia |
| Pronunciation | /vɪˈnjuːʃiə/ |
| Alternative designations | 1902 KX |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 113.31 yr (41388 d) |
| Aphelion | 4.8693 AU (728.44 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 3.1479 AU (470.92 Gm) |
| Semi-major axis | 4.0086 AU (599.68 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.21471 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 8.03 yr (2931.4 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 149.18° |
| Mean motion | 0° 7 22.116 / day |
| Inclination | 2.0907° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 256.245° |
| Argument of perihelion | 174.952° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 40.69±1.65 km |
| Synodic rotation period | 13.48 h (0.562 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0468±0.004 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.39 |
499 Venusia is an asteroid in the outer asteroid belt, discovered by Max Wolf in 1902. Its diameter is 81 km (50.6 miles). It is a dark P-type asteroid. It has an average distance from the Sun of 4 AU (600 million km).
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ^ "499 Venusia (1902 KX)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- Lutz D. Schmadel (9 March 2013). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 84–. ISBN 978-3-662-02804-9.
- Thomas Wm Hamilton (15 April 2014). Dwarf Planets and Asteroids: Minor Bodies of the Solar System. Strategic Book Publishing Rights Agency. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-62857-728-0.
External links
- 499 Venusia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 499 Venusia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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