(521) Brixia

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Asteroid
(521) Brixia
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
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(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 .

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