(54) Alexandra
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	25 Apr 2026	13.7	3.156 AU	2.914 AU	08h41m	+14°54'	94.5°	18.5°
Opposition	1 May 2027	11.4	2.507 AU	1.535 AU	14h04m	-33°28'	160.4°	7.7°

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
2026-04-25 00:00 UT   08 41 49.5   +14 54 08     2.914    3.156   94.5   18.5   105   13.7 
2026-04-25 11:37 UT   08 42 03.3   +14 52 42     2.920    3.155   94.0   18.5   105   13.7 
2026-04-26 00:00 UT   08 42 18.3   +14 51 08     2.927    3.154   93.6   18.6   105   13.7 
2026-04-27 00:00 UT   08 42 48.1   +14 48 04     2.940    3.153   92.8   18.6   105   13.7 
2026-04-28 00:00 UT   08 43 18.9   +14 44 56     2.954    3.152   91.9   18.6   105   13.7 
2026-04-29 00:00 UT   08 43 50.8   +14 41 45     2.967    3.151   91.1   18.6   105   13.7 
2026-04-30 00:00 UT   08 44 23.6   +14 38 30     2.980    3.150   90.3   18.6   105   13.8 
2026-05-01 00:00 UT   08 44 57.4   +14 35 12     2.994    3.149   89.4   18.7   105   13.8 
2026-05-02 00:00 UT   08 45 32.2   +14 31 49     3.007    3.148   88.6   18.7   105   13.8 
2026-05-03 00:00 UT   08 46 07.9   +14 28 24     3.020    3.147   87.8   18.7   105   13.8 
2026-05-04 00:00 UT   08 46 44.6   +14 24 54     3.034    3.146   87.0   18.7   106   13.8 
2026-05-05 00:00 UT   08 47 22.1   +14 21 21     3.047    3.145   86.2   18.7   106   13.8 
2026-05-06 00:00 UT   08 48 00.6   +14 17 45     3.060    3.144   85.4   18.6   106   13.8 
2026-05-07 00:00 UT   08 48 40.0   +14 14 04     3.073    3.143   84.6   18.6   106   13.8 
2026-05-08 00:00 UT   08 49 20.2   +14 10 21     3.086    3.142   83.8   18.6   106   13.8 
2026-05-09 00:00 UT   08 50 01.3   +14 06 33     3.100    3.141   83.0   18.6   106   13.8 
2026-05-10 00:00 UT   08 50 43.3   +14 02 42     3.113    3.140   82.2   18.6   106   13.8 
2026-05-11 00:00 UT   08 51 26.1   +13 58 47     3.126    3.139   81.5   18.6   106   13.9 
2026-05-12 00:00 UT   08 52 09.7   +13 54 49     3.139    3.138   80.7   18.5   106   13.9 
2026-05-13 00:00 UT   08 52 54.2   +13 50 47     3.152    3.136   79.9   18.5   106   13.9 
2026-05-14 00:00 UT   08 53 39.4   +13 46 42     3.165    3.135   79.1   18.5   107   13.9 
2026-05-15 00:00 UT   08 54 25.4   +13 42 32     3.178    3.134   78.4   18.4   107   13.9 
2026-05-16 00:00 UT   08 55 12.2   +13 38 19     3.191    3.133   77.6   18.4   107   13.9 
2026-05-17 00:00 UT   08 55 59.7   +13 34 03     3.203    3.132   76.8   18.3   107   13.9 
2026-05-18 00:00 UT   08 56 48.0   +13 29 43     3.216    3.131   76.1   18.3   107   13.9 
2026-05-19 00:00 UT   08 57 37.1   +13 25 19     3.229    3.130   75.3   18.2   107   13.9 
2026-05-20 00:00 UT   08 58 26.8   +13 20 51     3.241    3.129   74.6   18.2   107   13.9 
2026-05-21 00:00 UT   08 59 17.3   +13 16 20     3.254    3.128   73.9   18.1   107   13.9 
2026-05-22 00:00 UT   09 00 08.4   +13 11 45     3.267    3.126   73.1   18.0   107   13.9 
2026-05-23 00:00 UT   09 01 00.2   +13 07 07     3.279    3.125   72.4   18.0   108   13.9 
2026-05-24 00:00 UT   09 01 52.7   +13 02 25     3.291    3.124   71.6   17.9   108   13.9 
2026-05-25 00:00 UT   09 02 45.8   +12 57 40     3.304    3.123   70.9   17.8   108   13.9 

    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.