494 Virtus (Asteroid)

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From South El Monte , 494 Virtus is visible between 22:28 and 02:44. It will become accessible at around 22:28, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 00:36, 29° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:44 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name 494 Virtus
Object type Asteroid
Current position
Computed for:15 August 2025
Right ascension:21h20m [1]
Declination:−26°47' [1]
Constellation:Capricornus
Magnitude:13.42 (V) [1]
Distance:1.90 AU
15.79 lightmin [1]
Angular motion (speed):18.62 arcmin/day[1]
Angular motion (pos ang):251.1°
Orbital elements [1]
Semi-major axis:2.99 AU
Eccentricity:0.064241
Inclination:7.08°
Longitude ascending node:38.07°
Argument of perihelion:214.83°
Epoch of elements:25 January 2025
Mean Anomaly at epoch:18.95°
Absolute mag (H):9.32 [1]
Slope parameter (G):0.15 [1]
Derived quantities
Perihelion:2.79 AU
Aphelion:3.18 AU
Orbital period:5.16 years

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