Brixiis Astronomical Observatory

Brixiis Astronomical Observatory is a private observatory in Kruibeke, Belgium, roughly 10 kilometres south of Antwerp near the Schelde river, dedicated to serious amateur research on comets and asteroids.

About Brixiis Astronomical Observatory

Built in 2005, the observatory houses a 0.4-metre Orion Optics telescope on an ASA DDM85 mount, upgraded in June 2013. It holds Minor Planet Center observatory code B96, allocated in April 2009, marking it as an internationally recognised contributor to solar system research.

Telescopes & research

Brixiis has built a wide-ranging research programme since 2005: cometary astrometry and photometry through the CARA project, narrowband and broadband Afρ measurements of comet activity, further cometary photometry work with the Spanish Cometas Observadores group and FOCAS-II software since 2009, spectroscopy since September 2014, and monitoring of the Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page (NEOCP) alongside its own sky survey for near-Earth objects and comets since 2010.

Location & getting there

The observatory is located in Kruibeke, Belgium, in the Europe region, close to Antwerp and the Schelde river. Use the map and directions button on this page for current travel information.

Visiting Brixiis Astronomical Observatory

As a private research observatory, Brixiis does not operate as a general public visitor site; check the observatory's own pages for any outreach opportunities before planning a visit.

See your named star from here

An observatory built to track faint comets and asteroids across the sky is equally capable of pointing toward the fixed coordinates of a named star. Browse the star catalogue to find where yours sits.