The asteroid 521 Brixia
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From Fairfield , 521 Brixia is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible at around 01:30, when it rises 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:02, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:36, 41° above your southern horizon.
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Name
521 Brixia
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Object Type
Asteroid
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Current Position
| Constellation: | Libra |
| Magnitude: | 14.59 (V)[1] |
| Right Ascension: | 15h05m [1] |
| Declination: | -06°40' [1] |
| Distance: | 3.09 AU 25.68 lightmin [1] |
Derived Quantities
| Absolute Mag (V): | 43.71 |
Orbital Elements[1]
| Semi-major axis: | 2.74 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.281917 |
| Inclination: | 10.60° |
| Longitude ascending node: | 89.65° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 316.02° |
| Epoch of elements: | 16 January 2019 |
| Mean Anomaly at epoch: | 144.54° |
Derived quantities
| Perihelion: | 1.97 AU |
| Aphelion: | 3.51 AU |
| Orbital period: | 4.54 years |