(215685) Cherylalexander Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 21 November 2003 by M. W. Buie at Kitt Peak.
Cheryl D. Alexander (b. 1968) is an American manager at Marshall Space Flight Center whose service advanced the exploration of the Kuiper Belt as the NASA Mission Manager for NASA's New Horizons mission.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #4, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cherylalexander is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cherylalexander is 2.42 au from the Sun and 3.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 215685 |
| Provisional designation | 2003 WK185 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.19 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 3.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| Inclination | 12.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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