(323) Brucia

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Asteroid
(323) Brucia
Properties of the orbit animation
Orbit type Inner main belt
Asteroid family Phocaea family
Major semi-axis 2,383  AU
eccentricity 0.300
Perihelion - aphelion 1.667 AU - 3.099 AU
Inclination of the plane of the orbit 24.2 °
Length of the ascending node 97.4 °
Argument of the periapsis 291.3 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 29, 2012
Sidereal orbital period 3 a 248 d
Average orbital velocity 18.9 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 27.714 ± 0.300 km
Albedo 0.295 ± 0.046 km
Rotation period 9 h 28 min
Absolute brightness 9.73 mag
Spectral class S.
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Explorer Max Wolf
Date of discovery December 22, 1891
Another name 1934 JC , A923 JA
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(323) Brucia is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt discovered by Max Wolf on December 22, 1891 .

Brucia was the first asteroid to be discovered photographically. The celestial body was named in honor of Catherine Wolfe Bruce , a science patron and sponsor of the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory .

Brucia moves in an eccentric orbit around the Sun at a distance of 1.6649 ( perihelion ) to 3.1003 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 3.679 years . The orbit is strongly inclined towards the ecliptic at 24.2334 ° , the orbital eccentricity is 0.3012.

Brucia has a mean diameter of about 28 kilometers. The asteroid has a relatively bright, silicate surface with an albedo of 0.295. It rotates around its own axis in around 9 hours and 28 minutes.

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