Orbital Elements
- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 2.222 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.1428
- Inclination: 6.64 deg
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 110.68 deg
- Argument of Periapsis: 132.42 deg
- Mean Anomaly: 223.19 deg
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: 9.26300 km
- Magnitude: 12.16
- Albedo: 0.285
- Spectral type (Tholen): S
Shape Model Characteristics
At 2450875.0 JD:
- Spin period in hours: 30.5006
- Spin latitude: 58.0
- Spin longitude: 58.0
- Spin angle: 0.0
- Quality level: -1.0
This shape model of asteroid Virtanen is provided by the DAMIT database from The Astronomical Institute of the Charles University in Prague, Czechia.
The model is rotated on its Z axis for the purpose of this visualization, which may not reflect actual rotation.