(887) Alinda
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	14 Mar 2026	20.1	3.451 AU	3.476 AU	18h11m	-18°07'	80.4°	16.5°

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 Alinda are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.5711700
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.4736288
            i (Inclination)                 : 9.40006
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.40588
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 350.53450
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 81.54059
            Epoch                           : 2025 Nov 21

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 101.06523
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -1.53913
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.89            
        

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
2026-03-14 00:00 UT   18 11 28.4   -18 07 43     3.476    3.451   80.4   16.5   270   20.1 
2026-03-14 14:45 UT   18 11 49.6   -18 07 17     3.468    3.453   80.9   16.5   270   20.1 
2026-03-15 00:00 UT   18 12 02.7   -18 07 00     3.464    3.455   81.2   16.5   270   20.1 
2026-03-16 00:00 UT   18 12 35.9   -18 06 17     3.452    3.458   82.1   16.6   269   20.1 
2026-03-17 00:00 UT   18 13 08.2   -18 05 33     3.439    3.461   82.9   16.6   269   20.1 
2026-03-18 00:00 UT   18 13 39.5   -18 04 49     3.427    3.464   83.8   16.6   269   20.1 
2026-03-19 00:00 UT   18 14 09.7   -18 04 05     3.415    3.467   84.7   16.6   269   20.1 
2026-03-20 00:00 UT   18 14 38.9   -18 03 20     3.403    3.471   85.5   16.6   269   20.1 
2026-03-21 00:00 UT   18 15 07.1   -18 02 35     3.390    3.474   86.4   16.6   269   20.1 
2026-03-22 00:00 UT   18 15 34.3   -18 01 50     3.378    3.477   87.3   16.6   269   20.1 
2026-03-23 00:00 UT   18 16 00.3   -18 01 05     3.366    3.480   88.2   16.6   269   20.1 
2026-03-24 00:00 UT   18 16 25.4   -18 00 19     3.353    3.483   89.1   16.6   268   20.0 
2026-03-25 00:00 UT   18 16 49.3   -17 59 34     3.341    3.486   90.0   16.6   268   20.0 
2026-03-26 00:00 UT   18 17 12.1   -17 58 49     3.329    3.489   90.9   16.6   268   20.0 
2026-03-27 00:00 UT   18 17 33.9   -17 58 03     3.316    3.492   91.8   16.6   268   20.0 
2026-03-28 00:00 UT   18 17 54.5   -17 57 18     3.304    3.495   92.7   16.6   268   20.0 
2026-03-29 00:00 UT   18 18 14.0   -17 56 33     3.291    3.498   93.6   16.5   268   20.0 
2026-03-30 00:00 UT   18 18 32.4   -17 55 48     3.279    3.501   94.5   16.5   268   20.0 
2026-03-31 00:00 UT   18 18 49.7   -17 55 04     3.266    3.504   95.4   16.5   268   20.0 
2026-04-01 00:00 UT   18 19 05.8   -17 54 20     3.254    3.507   96.3   16.4   267   20.0 
2026-04-02 00:00 UT   18 19 20.8   -17 53 36     3.242    3.510   97.2   16.4   267   20.0 
2026-04-03 00:00 UT   18 19 34.6   -17 52 53     3.229    3.513   98.2   16.4   267   20.0 
2026-04-04 00:00 UT   18 19 47.2   -17 52 10     3.217    3.516   99.1   16.3   267   20.0 
2026-04-05 00:00 UT   18 19 58.6   -17 51 28     3.204    3.519  100.0   16.3   267   20.0 
2026-04-06 00:00 UT   18 20 08.9   -17 50 46     3.192    3.522  101.0   16.2   267   19.9 
2026-04-07 00:00 UT   18 20 17.9   -17 50 05     3.180    3.525  101.9   16.1   267   19.9 
2026-04-08 00:00 UT   18 20 25.7   -17 49 24     3.168    3.528  102.9   16.1   267   19.9 
2026-04-09 00:00 UT   18 20 32.3   -17 48 45     3.155    3.531  103.8   16.0   267   19.9 
2026-04-10 00:00 UT   18 20 37.7   -17 48 06     3.143    3.534  104.8   15.9   266   19.9 
2026-04-11 00:00 UT   18 20 41.8   -17 47 27     3.131    3.537  105.7   15.8   266   19.9 
2026-04-12 00:00 UT   18 20 44.7   -17 46 50     3.119    3.540  106.7   15.7   266   19.9 
2026-04-13 00:00 UT   18 20 46.3   -17 46 14     3.107    3.543  107.7   15.6   266   19.9 

    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.