521 Brixia

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521 Brixia
Discovery
Discovered by Raymond Smith Dugan
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date January 10, 1904
Designations
Alternative names 1904 NB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 3.514 AU
Perihelion 1.978 AU
Semi-major axis 2.746 AU
Eccentricity 0.280
Orbital period 4.551 a
Mean anomaly 159.949°
Inclination 10.566°
Longitude of ascending node 89.804°
Argument of perihelion 315.741°

    521 Brixia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Raymond Smith Dugan on January 10, 1904.

    References

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "521 Brixia", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-25. 
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