(26897) Cervena Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 August 1995 by L. Sarounova at Ondrejov.
Czech opera singer Soňa Červená (b. 1925) made her debut in Brno and moved to Berlin in 1958. She performed in prestigious opera houses in Europe, the Americas, finally returning to Prague, where she is still active in theater productions.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #9, 7), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Cervena is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cervena is 3.01 au from the Sun and 3.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 26897 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 PJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.30 km (#12,046 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.68 |
| Orbital period | 4.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.58 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.15 – 3.01 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 4.77° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.