Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.

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

December 22 is the 356th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; nine days remain until the end of the year.