(521) Brixia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	29 Sep 2026	13.4	2.207 AU	2.551 AU	08h38m	+20°48'	58.8°	22.9°
Opposition	9 Feb 2027	12.1	2.592 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)                : 0.2783508
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7430346
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.58422
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 89.57782
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.28966
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 9.71785
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 46.35838
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.29197
            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
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   08 38 43.9   +20 48 07     2.551    2.207   58.8   22.9   286   13.4 
2026-09-29 02:39 UT   08 38 56.0   +20 47 47     2.551    2.207   58.9   22.9   286   13.4 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   08 40 33.0   +20 45 03     2.544    2.209   59.4   23.0   286   13.4 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   08 42 21.4   +20 41 60     2.536    2.212   60.0   23.1   286   13.4 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   08 44 09.2   +20 38 56     2.528    2.214   60.5   23.2   287   13.4 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   08 45 56.2   +20 35 52     2.520    2.217   61.1   23.3   287   13.4 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   08 47 42.6   +20 32 49     2.512    2.219   61.7   23.4   287   13.4 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   08 49 28.2   +20 29 46     2.504    2.222   62.2   23.5   287   13.4 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   08 51 13.1   +20 26 44     2.496    2.225   62.8   23.6   287   13.4 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   08 52 57.3   +20 23 42     2.488    2.227   63.4   23.7   287   13.4 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   08 54 40.7   +20 20 41     2.479    2.230   64.0   23.8   287   13.4 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   08 56 23.4   +20 17 41     2.471    2.233   64.6   23.8   287   13.4 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   08 58 05.4   +20 14 43     2.463    2.235   65.2   23.9   288   13.4 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   08 59 46.5   +20 11 46     2.454    2.238   65.8   24.0   288   13.4 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   09 01 26.9   +20 08 50     2.446    2.241   66.4   24.1   288   13.4 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   09 03 06.5   +20 05 56     2.437    2.243   67.0   24.2   288   13.4 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   09 04 45.3   +20 03 04     2.428    2.246   67.6   24.2   288   13.4 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   09 06 23.3   +20 00 14     2.420    2.249   68.2   24.3   288   13.4 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   09 08 00.5   +19 57 26     2.411    2.251   68.8   24.4   288   13.4 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   09 09 36.9   +19 54 41     2.402    2.254   69.4   24.5   288   13.4 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   09 11 12.4   +19 51 58     2.393    2.257   70.0   24.5   288   13.4 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   09 12 47.1   +19 49 17     2.385    2.259   70.7   24.6   289   13.4 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   09 14 21.0   +19 46 40     2.376    2.262   71.3   24.6   289   13.4 

    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.