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.