(54) Alexandra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	27 Oct 2025	14.1	3.250 AU	3.347 AU	09h23m	+17°58'	75.9°	17.2°
Opposition	4 Feb 2026	12.3	3.219 AU	2.233 AU	09h10m	+15°36'	179.3°	0.2°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Alexandra are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.1983043
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.7125759
            i (Inclination)                 : 11.83053
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 313.01276
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 346.19149
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 186.82265
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 299.48668
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -2.80478
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 4.47            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2025-10-27 00:00 UT   09 23 33.2   +17 58 45     3.347    3.250   75.9   17.2   289   14.1 
2025-10-27 05:12 UT   09 23 43.5   +17 57 42     3.344    3.250   76.0   17.3   289   14.1 
2025-10-28 00:00 UT   09 24 20.5   +17 53 56     3.333    3.250   76.7   17.3   289   14.0 
2025-10-29 00:00 UT   09 25 06.9   +17 49 10     3.318    3.250   77.5   17.4   289   14.0 
2025-10-30 00:00 UT   09 25 52.6   +17 44 26     3.304    3.250   78.3   17.4   289   14.0 
2025-10-31 00:00 UT   09 26 37.4   +17 39 44     3.289    3.250   79.1   17.5   289   14.0 
2025-11-01 00:00 UT   09 27 21.4   +17 35 06     3.274    3.250   79.9   17.5   289   14.0 
2025-11-02 00:00 UT   09 28 04.5   +17 30 30     3.260    3.250   80.7   17.5   289   14.0 
2025-11-03 00:00 UT   09 28 46.8   +17 25 56     3.245    3.250   81.5   17.6   289   14.0 
2025-11-04 00:00 UT   09 29 28.2   +17 21 26     3.230    3.250   82.3   17.6   289   14.0 
2025-11-05 00:00 UT   09 30 08.7   +17 16 58     3.216    3.250   83.1   17.6   289   14.0 
2025-11-06 00:00 UT   09 30 48.4   +17 12 34     3.201    3.250   84.0   17.7   289   14.0 
2025-11-07 00:00 UT   09 31 27.1   +17 08 12     3.186    3.250   84.8   17.7   289   14.0 
2025-11-08 00:00 UT   09 32 05.0   +17 03 54     3.171    3.250   85.6   17.7   289   14.0 
2025-11-09 00:00 UT   09 32 41.9   +16 59 39     3.156    3.249   86.5   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-10 00:00 UT   09 33 17.9   +16 55 27     3.141    3.249   87.3   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-11 00:00 UT   09 33 52.9   +16 51 19     3.127    3.249   88.2   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-12 00:00 UT   09 34 26.9   +16 47 14     3.112    3.249   89.0   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-13 00:00 UT   09 34 60.0   +16 43 12     3.097    3.249   89.9   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-14 00:00 UT   09 35 32.1   +16 39 15     3.082    3.249   90.7   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-15 00:00 UT   09 36 03.1   +16 35 21     3.067    3.249   91.6   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-16 00:00 UT   09 36 33.2   +16 31 30     3.052    3.249   92.5   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-17 00:00 UT   09 37 02.1   +16 27 44     3.037    3.248   93.4   17.7   289   13.9 
2025-11-18 00:00 UT   09 37 30.1   +16 24 02     3.022    3.248   94.2   17.7   289   13.8 
2025-11-19 00:00 UT   09 37 56.9   +16 20 24     3.007    3.248   95.1   17.6   289   13.8 
2025-11-20 00:00 UT   09 38 22.7   +16 16 50     2.992    3.248   96.0   17.6   289   13.8 
2025-11-21 00:00 UT   09 38 47.4   +16 13 20     2.977    3.248   96.9   17.6   289   13.8 
2025-11-22 00:00 UT   09 39 10.9   +16 09 54     2.962    3.248   97.8   17.5   289   13.8 
2025-11-23 00:00 UT   09 39 33.4   +16 06 33     2.947    3.247   98.7   17.5   289   13.8 
2025-11-24 00:00 UT   09 39 54.7   +16 03 16     2.933    3.247   99.6   17.4   289   13.8 
2025-11-25 00:00 UT   09 40 14.8   +16 00 04     2.918    3.247  100.6   17.4   289   13.8 
2025-11-26 00:00 UT   09 40 33.8   +15 56 56     2.903    3.247  101.5   17.3   289   13.7 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.