(521) Brixia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Oct 2025	12.9	2.271 AU	1.859 AU	21h21m	-28°18'	101.2°	25.4°
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
2025-10-26 00:00 UT   21 21 24.0   -28 18 15     1.859    2.271  101.2   25.4    69   12.9 
2025-10-26 06:50 UT   21 21 37.3   -28 16 20     1.861    2.271  101.0   25.5    69   12.9 
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   21 22 11.5   -28 11 29     1.868    2.269  100.4   25.5    69   12.9 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   21 23 00.7   -28 04 36     1.877    2.266   99.6   25.6    70   12.9 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   21 23 51.3   -27 57 35     1.886    2.263   98.9   25.7    70   12.9 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   21 24 43.5   -27 50 27     1.895    2.260   98.1   25.8    70   12.9 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   21 25 37.1   -27 43 11     1.904    2.258   97.4   25.9    70   12.9 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   21 26 32.2   -27 35 49     1.913    2.255   96.6   25.9    70   12.9 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   21 27 28.6   -27 28 19     1.923    2.252   95.9   26.0    70   12.9 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   21 28 26.5   -27 20 42     1.932    2.250   95.2   26.1    70   13.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   21 29 25.7   -27 12 58     1.941    2.247   94.4   26.1    70   13.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   21 30 26.2   -27 05 07     1.950    2.244   93.7   26.2    70   13.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   21 31 28.1   -26 57 10     1.960    2.242   93.0   26.2    70   13.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   21 32 31.2   -26 49 06     1.969    2.239   92.3   26.3    71   13.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   21 33 35.6   -26 40 55     1.978    2.236   91.6   26.3    71   13.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   21 34 41.3   -26 32 37     1.987    2.234   90.8   26.3    71   13.0 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   21 35 48.2   -26 24 13     1.997    2.231   90.1   26.4    71   13.0 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   21 36 56.2   -26 15 42     2.006    2.228   89.4   26.4    71   13.0 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   21 38 05.5   -26 07 05     2.015    2.226   88.8   26.4    71   13.0 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   21 39 15.9   -25 58 21     2.024    2.223   88.1   26.4    71   13.0 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   21 40 27.5   -25 49 30     2.034    2.221   87.4   26.4    71   13.0 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   21 41 40.2   -25 40 33     2.043    2.218   86.7   26.4    71   13.1 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   21 42 54.0   -25 31 30     2.052    2.215   86.0   26.4    71   13.1 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   21 44 08.8   -25 22 20     2.061    2.213   85.3   26.4    71   13.1 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   21 45 24.8   -25 13 04     2.071    2.210   84.7   26.4    71   13.1 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   21 46 41.7   -25 03 42     2.080    2.208   84.0   26.4    71   13.1 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   21 47 59.7   -24 54 13     2.089    2.205   83.4   26.4    71   13.1 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   21 49 18.7   -24 44 38     2.098    2.202   82.7   26.4    71   13.1 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   21 50 38.7   -24 34 57     2.107    2.200   82.0   26.4    72   13.1 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   21 51 59.7   -24 25 10     2.116    2.197   81.4   26.4    72   13.1 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   21 53 21.6   -24 15 17     2.125    2.195   80.7   26.4    72   13.1 

    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.