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Asteroid 54 Alexandra


Named after the German explorer Alexander von Humboldt.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

ClassificationMain-belt asteroid

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2449883,5
Semi major axis2,7082 AU
Period [Julian yrs]4,457 Julian years
Inclination11,830 °
Eccentricity0,2004
Lon. of ascending node313,568 °
Argument of perihelion345,252 °
Passage of perihelion1996-Oct-12.123337
Aphelion distance3,2508 AU
Mean anomaly252,714 °

Physical Data
Radius82,88 km
Rotation period7,024 days
Absolute magnitude (H)7,6053
Magnitude Slope (G)0,15
Color index (B-V)0,727
Geometric albedo0,0555
Spectral classC

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererHermann Goldschmidt
Discovered1858-09-10

Data File
Data File Name54_Alexandra.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00