323 Brucia

323 Brucia
Orbital diagram of Brucia
Discovery [1]
Discovered byM. F. Wolf
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date22 December 1891
Designations
(323) Brucia
Pronunciation/ˈbruːsiə, ˈbruːʃə/
Named after
Catherine Wolfe Bruce [2]
(American philanthropist)
1934 JC · A923 JA
main-belt · (inner)
Phocaea [3] · ex-Mars-crosser[4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc125.35 yr (45,785 days)
Aphelion3.0979 AU
Perihelion1.6662 AU
2.3820 AU
Eccentricity0.3005
3.68 yr (1,343 days)
106.64°
0° 16m 5.16s / day
Inclination24.230°
97.398°
291.26°
Mars MOID0.3464 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions27.714±0.300 km[5]
29.23±2.92 km[6]
32.395±0.317 km[7]
35.82±1.7 km[4][8]
37.29±0.76 km[9]
9.46 h[10]
9.4602±0.0001 h[11]
9.463±0.005 h[12]
10 h[4]
0.165±0.007[9]
0.1765±0.018[8]
0.2174±0.0421[7]
0.265±0.053[6]
0.295±0.046[5]
Tholen = S [1][4]
B–V = 0.893[1]
U–B = 0.480[1]
9.09±0.58[13] · 9.73[1][4][6][7][8][9]

323 Brucia is a stony Phocaea asteroid and former Mars-crosser from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 33 kilometers (21 miles) in diameter. It was the first asteroid to be discovered by the use of astrophotography.[14]

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