| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Raymond Smith Dugan |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 10 January 1904 |
| Designations | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbrɪksiə/1 |
| 1904 NB | |
| Orbital characteristics2 | |
| 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° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 57.825±1 km | |
| 28.479 h (1.1866 d) | |
| 0.0626±0.002 | |
| 8.31 | |
521 Brixia is a relatively large minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting mostly in the asteroid belt 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.3
References
References
- Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- 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.
External links
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 521 Brixia, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2009)
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 521 Brixia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 521 Brixia at the JPL Small-Body Database