(521) Brixia
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	24 Apr 2024	14.1	3.476 AU	2.604 AU	16h31m	-14°31'	144.9°	9.6°
Opposition	23 May 2024	13.5	3.453 AU	2.446 AU	16h08m	-14°02'	173.2°	2.0°

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)                : 0.2785191
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7443239
            i (Inclination)                 : 10.58326
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 89.58201
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 316.18042
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 196.35627
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 46.25334
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -7.30593
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.55            
        

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
2024-04-24 00:00 UT   16 31 20.8   -14 31 31     2.604    3.476  144.9    9.6   268   14.1 
2024-04-24 09:05 UT   16 31 08.1   -14 31 07     2.601    3.475  145.3    9.5   268   14.1 
2024-04-25 00:00 UT   16 30 46.8   -14 30 28     2.595    3.475  146.0    9.3   268   14.0 
2024-04-26 00:00 UT   16 30 11.7   -14 29 24     2.586    3.474  147.1    9.1   267   14.0 
2024-04-27 00:00 UT   16 29 35.4   -14 28 20     2.578    3.474  148.2    8.8   267   14.0 
2024-04-28 00:00 UT   16 28 58.1   -14 27 15     2.569    3.473  149.3    8.5   267   14.0 
2024-04-29 00:00 UT   16 28 19.8   -14 26 11     2.561    3.472  150.4    8.2   266   14.0 
2024-04-30 00:00 UT   16 27 40.4   -14 25 06     2.553    3.471  151.5    8.0   266   13.9 
2024-05-01 00:00 UT   16 27 00.1   -14 24 01     2.545    3.471  152.6    7.7   265   13.9 
2024-05-02 00:00 UT   16 26 18.7   -14 22 57     2.538    3.470  153.6    7.4   264   13.9 
2024-05-03 00:00 UT   16 25 36.5   -14 21 52     2.531    3.469  154.7    7.1   264   13.9 
2024-05-04 00:00 UT   16 24 53.3   -14 20 48     2.524    3.469  155.8    6.8   263   13.9 
2024-05-05 00:00 UT   16 24 09.2   -14 19 44     2.517    3.468  156.9    6.5   262   13.9 
2024-05-06 00:00 UT   16 23 24.3   -14 18 41     2.511    3.467  158.0    6.2   261   13.8 
2024-05-07 00:00 UT   16 22 38.5   -14 17 38     2.505    3.466  159.1    6.0   260   13.8 
2024-05-08 00:00 UT   16 21 52.0   -14 16 35     2.499    3.466  160.2    5.7   259   13.8 
2024-05-09 00:00 UT   16 21 04.7   -14 15 34     2.494    3.465  161.3    5.4   258   13.8 
2024-05-10 00:00 UT   16 20 16.8   -14 14 32     2.488    3.464  162.4    5.1   257   13.8 
2024-05-11 00:00 UT   16 19 28.1   -14 13 32     2.483    3.463  163.4    4.8   255   13.7 
2024-05-12 00:00 UT   16 18 38.8   -14 12 33     2.479    3.463  164.5    4.5   253   13.7 
2024-05-13 00:00 UT   16 17 49.0   -14 11 34     2.474    3.462  165.5    4.2   251   13.7 
2024-05-14 00:00 UT   16 16 58.6   -14 10 37     2.470    3.461  166.5    3.9   249   13.7 
2024-05-15 00:00 UT   16 16 07.7   -14 09 41     2.466    3.460  167.5    3.6   246   13.6 
2024-05-16 00:00 UT   16 15 16.3   -14 08 46     2.463    3.459  168.5    3.3   243   13.6 
2024-05-17 00:00 UT   16 14 24.6   -14 07 52     2.460    3.459  169.4    3.1   239   13.6 
2024-05-18 00:00 UT   16 13 32.4   -14 07 00     2.457    3.458  170.3    2.8   235   13.6 
2024-05-19 00:00 UT   16 12 39.9   -14 06 10     2.454    3.457  171.1    2.6   230   13.6 
2024-05-20 00:00 UT   16 11 47.2   -14 05 20     2.452    3.456  171.8    2.4   224   13.6 
2024-05-21 00:00 UT   16 10 54.2   -14 04 33     2.450    3.455  172.4    2.2   216   13.5 
2024-05-22 00:00 UT   16 10 01.0   -14 03 47     2.448    3.454  172.8    2.1   208   13.5 
2024-05-23 00:00 UT   16 09 07.6   -14 03 03     2.446    3.454  173.1    2.0   199   13.5 
2024-05-24 00:00 UT   16 08 14.1   -14 02 21     2.445    3.453  173.2    2.0   189   13.5 

    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.