521 Brixia
Discovery
Discovered byRaymond Smith Dugan
Discovery siteHeidelberg
Discovery date10 January 1904
Designations
(521) Brixia
Pronunciation/ˈbrɪksiə/[1]
1904 NB
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.27 yr (41005 d)
Aphelion3.5139 AU (525.67 Gm)
Perihelion1.9657 AU (294.06 Gm)
2.7398 AU (409.87 Gm)
Eccentricity0.28254
4.54 yr (1656.4 d)
308.887°
0° 13m 2.388s / day
Inclination10.596°
89.665°
316.010°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
57.825±1 km
28.479 h (1.1866 d)
0.0626±0.002
8.31

Brixia (minor planet designation: 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

  1. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  2. ^ Yeomans, Donald K., "521 Brixia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ 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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