450 Brigitta

450 Brigitta

Discovery
Discovered by	M. Wolf, A. Schwassmann
Discovery date	October 10, 1899
Designations
Alternative names	1899 EV
Minor planet category	Main belt (Eos)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 30 January 2005 (JD 2453400.5)
Aphelion	497.682 Gm (3.327 AU)
Perihelion	404.087 Gm (2.701 AU)
Semi-major axis	450.884 Gm (3.014 AU)
Eccentricity	0.104
Orbital period	1911.173 d (5.23 a)
Average orbital speed	17.16 km/s
Mean anomaly	55.811°
Inclination	10.166°
Longitude of ascending node	14.739°
Argument of perihelion	355.724°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	33.0 km
Mass	unknown
Mean density	unknown
Surface gravity	unknown
Escape velocity	unknown
Rotation period	unknown
Albedo	unknown
Temperature	unknown
Spectral type	unknown
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.28

450 Brigitta is a typical Main belt asteroid. It is a member of the Eos family.^[1]

It was discovered by Max Wolf and A. Schwassmann on October 10, 1899 in Heidelberg.

References

1. 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

• 450 Brigitta at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters