(521) Brixia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	2 Jul 2025	12.8	2.613 AU	1.800 AU	22h02m	-22°26'	134.3°	16.2°
Opposition	10 Aug 2025	11.9	2.494 AU	1.497 AU	21h43m	-27°53'	166.6°	5.4°

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)                : 0.2784668
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7437985
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.58430
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 89.57980
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.23792
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 282.99885
            Epoch                           : 2025 May 05

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 46.30867
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.29895
            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. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-07-02 00:00 UT   22 02 56.6   -22 26 53     1.800    2.613  134.3   16.2   259   12.8 
2025-07-02 04:09 UT   22 02 56.6   -22 28 00     1.798    2.612  134.4   16.1   259   12.8 
2025-07-03 00:00 UT   22 02 56.2   -22 33 25     1.788    2.610  135.2   15.9   260   12.8 
2025-07-04 00:00 UT   22 02 54.2   -22 40 05     1.777    2.607  136.2   15.7   260   12.8 
2025-07-05 00:00 UT   22 02 50.6   -22 46 55     1.765    2.604  137.1   15.4   260   12.7 
2025-07-06 00:00 UT   22 02 45.4   -22 53 53     1.754    2.601  138.1   15.1   261   12.7 
2025-07-07 00:00 UT   22 02 38.7   -23 01 00     1.743    2.598  139.1   14.9   262   12.7 
2025-07-08 00:00 UT   22 02 30.4   -23 08 15     1.732    2.595  140.0   14.6   262   12.7 
2025-07-09 00:00 UT   22 02 20.5   -23 15 39     1.722    2.592  141.0   14.3   263   12.6 
2025-07-10 00:00 UT   22 02 09.0   -23 23 10     1.712    2.589  142.0   14.0   263   12.6 
2025-07-11 00:00 UT   22 01 55.8   -23 30 49     1.701    2.586  142.9   13.7   264   12.6 
2025-07-12 00:00 UT   22 01 41.1   -23 38 35     1.691    2.583  143.9   13.4   265   12.6 
2025-07-13 00:00 UT   22 01 24.8   -23 46 29     1.681    2.580  144.9   13.1   265   12.5 
2025-07-14 00:00 UT   22 01 06.8   -23 54 30     1.672    2.577  145.9   12.8   266   12.5 
2025-07-15 00:00 UT   22 00 47.3   -24 02 37     1.662    2.574  146.8   12.5   267   12.5 
2025-07-16 00:00 UT   22 00 26.1   -24 10 51     1.653    2.571  147.8   12.2   268   12.5 
2025-07-17 00:00 UT   22 00 03.4   -24 19 11     1.644    2.568  148.8   11.8   269   12.4 
2025-07-18 00:00 UT   21 59 39.0   -24 27 36     1.635    2.565  149.8   11.5   270   12.4 
2025-07-19 00:00 UT   21 59 13.1   -24 36 07     1.627    2.562  150.7   11.2   271   12.4 
2025-07-20 00:00 UT   21 58 45.6   -24 44 42     1.619    2.559  151.7   10.9   272   12.4 
2025-07-21 00:00 UT   21 58 16.5   -24 53 22     1.610    2.556  152.7   10.5   273   12.3 
2025-07-22 00:00 UT   21 57 45.9   -25 02 07     1.603    2.553  153.6   10.2   275   12.3 
2025-07-23 00:00 UT   21 57 13.8   -25 10 54     1.595    2.550  154.6    9.9   276   12.3 
2025-07-24 00:00 UT   21 56 40.2   -25 19 45     1.587    2.547  155.5    9.5   277   12.3 
2025-07-25 00:00 UT   21 56 05.1   -25 28 38     1.580    2.544  156.4    9.2   279   12.2 
2025-07-26 00:00 UT   21 55 28.5   -25 37 33     1.573    2.541  157.4    8.9   281   12.2 
2025-07-27 00:00 UT   21 54 50.6   -25 46 30     1.567    2.538  158.3    8.5   283   12.2 
2025-07-28 00:00 UT   21 54 11.3   -25 55 28     1.560    2.535  159.1    8.2   285   12.1 
2025-07-29 00:00 UT   21 53 30.7   -26 04 26     1.554    2.532  160.0    7.9   287   12.1 
2025-07-30 00:00 UT   21 52 48.8   -26 13 24     1.548    2.529  160.8    7.6   290   12.1 
2025-07-31 00:00 UT   21 52 05.6   -26 22 21     1.542    2.526  161.6    7.3   292   12.1 
2025-08-01 00:00 UT   21 51 21.3   -26 31 17     1.537    2.523  162.4    7.0   295   12.1 

    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.