(450) Brigitta
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Asteroid (450) Brigitta  | 
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt | 
| Asteroid family | Eos family | 
| Major semi-axis | 3.016 AU | 
| eccentricity | 0.1 | 
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.714 AU - 3.318 AU | 
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.2 ° | 
| Length of the ascending node | 14.5 ° | 
| Argument of the periapsis | 355.7 ° | 
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 2, 2009 | 
| Sidereal period | 5 a 87 d | 
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.1 km / s | 
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 33.32 km | 
| Albedo | 0.1229 | 
| Rotation period | 10 h 45 min | 
| Absolute brightness | 10.28 mag | 
| Spectral class | CSU | 
| history | |
| Explorer | M. Wolf , A. Schwassmann | 
| Date of discovery | October 10, 1899 | 
| Another name | 1899 EV, A907 GF | 
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(450) Brigitta is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 10, 1899 by the German astronomers Max Wolf and Arnold Schwassmann in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after Birgitta of Sweden .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bibliotheca Sanctorum , vol 3, page 519.