450 Brigitta
Appearance
Modelled shape of Brigitta from its lightcurve | |
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | M. F. Wolf A. Schwassmann |
Discovery date | 10 October 1899 |
Designations | |
(450) Brigitta | |
Pronunciation | German: [brɪˈɡɪtaː][1] |
1899 EV | |
Main belt (Eos) | |
Orbital characteristics[2] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 116.51 yr (42557 d) |
Aphelion | 3.31399 AU (495.766 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.72067 AU (407.006 Gm) |
3.01733 AU (451.386 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.098320 |
5.24 yr (1914.4 d) | |
125.651° | |
0° 11m 16.976s / day | |
Inclination | 10.1548° |
14.4643° | |
356.379° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 33.32±1.3 km |
10.75 h (0.448 d) | |
0.1229±0.010 | |
10.2 | |
450 Brigitta is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is a member of the Eos family.[3]
It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on 10 October 1899 in Heidelberg.
References
[edit]- ^ (German Names)
- ^ "450 Brigitta (1899 EV)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro; et al. (December 2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus, 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008.
External links
[edit]- 450 Brigitta at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 450 Brigitta at the JPL Small-Body Database