Global Information51826 Kalpanachawla information
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | NEAT |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 19 July 2001 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (51826) Kalpanachawla |
Named after | Kalpana Chawla [2] (Indo-American astronaut) |
Alternative designations | 2001 OB34 · 1999 FB57 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) Eos [3] |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 22.15 yr (8,090 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.3368 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8107 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.0737 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0856 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.39 yr (1,968 days) |
Mean anomaly | 249.53° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 58.44s / day |
| Inclination | 9.5889° |
Longitude of ascending node | 14.167° |
Argument of perihelion | 50.931° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.947±0.799 km[4] |
Geometric albedo | 0.160±0.057[4] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1[1] |
51826 Kalpanachawla (provisional designation 2001 OB34) is an Eoan asteroid in the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 19 July 2001, by astronomers of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named for Indo-American astronaut and mission specialist Kalpana Chawla, who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
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