Discovery date 19 July 2001 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 19 July 2001 Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | Alternative names 2001 OB34 Observation arc 7997 days (21.89 yr) Inclination 9.58886° Named after Kalpana Chawla Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program Aphelion 3.33664 AU (499.154 Gm) Discoverer Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking | ||
51826 Kalpanachawla (2001 OB34) is an asteroid named for Indian-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who died in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51826 Kalpanachawla was discovered on July 19, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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