(521) Brixia
Asteroid (521) Brixia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.74 AU |
eccentricity | 0.283 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.966 AU - 3.514 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.6 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 89.7 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 316.2 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | September 10, 2012 |
Sidereal period | 4 a 196 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.6 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 116 km |
Albedo | 0.06 |
Absolute brightness | 8.3 mag |
Spectral class | C. |
history | |
Explorer | R. S. Dugan |
Date of discovery | January 10, 1904 |
Another name | 1904 NB, 1948 QU |
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. |
(521) Brixia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 10, 1904 by the American astronomer Raymond Smith Dugan in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Latin name of the Italian city of Brescia .