(92213) Kalina Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 5 January 2000 by M. Tichy at Klet.

Antonín Kalina (1902-1990) was a Czech citizen who was imprisoned in Buchenwald concentration camp from 1939 to 1945. As a member of the Communist Underground he saved some 900 children and youths from dangers of daily life in the camp. In 2012 he was recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kalina is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kalina is 2.71 au from the Sun and 1.75 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number92213
Provisional designation2000 AQ6
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)14.89
Orbital period5.46 years
Semi-major axis3.10 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.64 – 3.56 au
Eccentricity0.147
Inclination5.41°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.66 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also named after someone called Antonin

Also discovered on 5 January 2000

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