Asteroid 50 Virginia
Probably named after Verginia, the Roman noblewoman slain by her father, but it may alternatively have been named after the American state of Virginia.
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| Classification | Main-belt asteroid |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2447596,5 |
| Semi major axis | 2,6483 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 4,310 Julian years |
| Inclination | 2,835 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,2883 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 173,943 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 199,237 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1987-Mar-17.232204 |
| Aphelion distance | 3,4119 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 165,747 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 49,91 km |
| Rotation period | 14,31 days |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9,24 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
| Color index (B-V) | 0,703 |
| Geometric albedo | 0,0357 |
| Spectral class | Ch |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | James Ferguson |
| Discovered | 1857-10-04 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 50_Virginia.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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