(521) Brixia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	31 Jul 2026	13.3	2.073 AU	2.891 AU	06h32m	+22°24'	29.9°	14.1°
Opposition	9 Feb 2027	12.1	2.593 AU	1.622 AU	09h49m	+27°10'	166.8°	5.0°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Brixia are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2783915
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7432465
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.58419
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 89.57888
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.26986
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 326.34246
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 46.33965
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.29460
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.54            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-07-31 00:00 UT   06 32 56.4   +22 24 29     2.891    2.073   29.9   14.1   272   13.3 
2026-07-31 03:00 UT   06 33 13.7   +22 24 36     2.890    2.073   29.9   14.1   272   13.3 
2026-08-01 00:00 UT   06 35 14.4   +22 25 23     2.887    2.075   30.3   14.3   272   13.3 
2026-08-02 00:00 UT   06 37 32.2   +22 26 09     2.884    2.077   30.7   14.5   273   13.3 
2026-08-03 00:00 UT   06 39 49.6   +22 26 49     2.880    2.079   31.1   14.6   273   13.3 
2026-08-04 00:00 UT   06 42 06.8   +22 27 22     2.876    2.081   31.6   14.8   273   13.3 
2026-08-05 00:00 UT   06 44 23.6   +22 27 49     2.872    2.082   32.0   15.0   273   13.3 
2026-08-06 00:00 UT   06 46 40.2   +22 28 08     2.868    2.084   32.4   15.1   274   13.3 
2026-08-07 00:00 UT   06 48 56.5   +22 28 22     2.864    2.086   32.9   15.3   274   13.3 
2026-08-08 00:00 UT   06 51 12.4   +22 28 29     2.860    2.088   33.3   15.5   274   13.3 
2026-08-09 00:00 UT   06 53 28.0   +22 28 29     2.856    2.090   33.7   15.6   275   13.3 
2026-08-10 00:00 UT   06 55 43.2   +22 28 24     2.852    2.092   34.2   15.8   275   13.3 
2026-08-11 00:00 UT   06 57 58.2   +22 28 12     2.847    2.094   34.6   16.0   275   13.3 
2026-08-12 00:00 UT   07 00 12.7   +22 27 54     2.843    2.096   35.1   16.1   276   13.3 
2026-08-13 00:00 UT   07 02 26.9   +22 27 30     2.839    2.098   35.5   16.3   276   13.3 
2026-08-14 00:00 UT   07 04 40.7   +22 27 00     2.834    2.100   36.0   16.5   276   13.3 
2026-08-15 00:00 UT   07 06 54.2   +22 26 25     2.830    2.102   36.4   16.6   276   13.3 
2026-08-16 00:00 UT   07 09 07.2   +22 25 43     2.825    2.104   36.9   16.8   277   13.3 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.