521 Brixia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 10 January 1904 |
| Designations | |
| 1904 NB | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.27 yr (41005 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.5139 AU (525.67 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9657 AU (294.06 Gm) |
| 2.7398 AU (409.87 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.28254 |
| 4.54 yr (1656.4 d) | |
| 308.887° | |
| 0° 13m 2.388s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.596° |
| 89.665° | |
| 316.010° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.989704 AU (148.0576 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.92952 AU (288.652 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.268 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 57.825±1 km |
| 28.479 h (1.1866 d) | |
| 0.0626±0.002 | |
| 8.31 | |
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521 Brixia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Raymond Smith Dugan on January 10, 1904. The name derives from Brixia, the ancient name of the Italian city of Brescia.[2]
References
- ↑ Yeomans, Donald K., "521 Brixia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 6 May 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 56. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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