(40775) Kalafina Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 5 October 1999 by R. A. Tucker at Goodricke-Pigott.
Kalafina is a Japanese vocal group formed in 2007 by composer Yuki Kajiura to produce the soundtrack music for the anime Kara no Kyoukai, also known in English as The Garden of Sinners. Their popularity has grown and they are now a neoclassical pop group presenting frequent concerts in Japan and internationally.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 13), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kalafina is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kalafina is 2.63 au from the Sun and 1.64 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 40775 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 TO20 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.47 km (#7,125 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0460 |
| Rotation period | 5.40 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.83 |
| Orbital period | 4.51 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.73 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.56 – 2.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0618 |
| Inclination | 1.20° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.55 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 5 October 1999
- (21811) Burroughs
- (22952) Hommasachi
- (40763) Zloch
- (40795) Akiratsuchiyama
- (91607) Delaboudiniere
- (102234) Olivebyrne