(450) Brigitta
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.