(296907) Alexander Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 13 February 2010 by WISE at WISE.
Claudia Alexander (1959-2015) was an American planetary scientist who served as the project manager for the Galileo mission to Jupiter and the U.S. project scientist for the Rosetta mission. She also authored science fiction and children's books.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2015-09-28), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
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Where Alexander is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Alexander is 3.36 au from the Sun and 4.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 296907 |
| Provisional designation | 2010 CA52 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.07 km (#8,816 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0400 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.89 – 3.43 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0855 |
| Inclination | 10.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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