(450) Brigitta Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 October 1899 by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A. at Heidelberg.
Where Brigitta is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brigitta is 3.11 au from the Sun and 3.53 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 450 |
| Provisional designation | A899 VB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 37.0 km (#1,070 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0940 |
| Rotation period | 10.8 hours |
| Spectral type | CSU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.42 |
| Orbital period | 5.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.72 – 3.32 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0982 |
| Inclination | 10.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.72 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.