323 Brucia

323 Brucia was the first asteroid to be discovered by the use of astrophotography. It was also the first of over 200 asteroids discovered by Max Wolf, a pioneer in that method of finding astronomical objects. Discovered in 1891, it was named in honour of Catherine Wolfe Bruce, a noted patroness of the science of astronomy.

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It it also a Mars-crosser asteroid.

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Asteroid: An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. An asteroid is an example of a minor planet (or planetoid), which are much smaller than planets. Most asteroids are believed to be remnants of the protoplanetary disc which were not incorporated into planets during the syste...

Astrophotography: Astrophotography is a specialised type of photography that entails taking photographs of items in the night sky such as planets, stars, and deep sky objects....

Max Wolf: Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf (June 21 1863 – October 3 1932) was a German astronomer. He was a pioneer of astrophotography....