(26214) Kalinga Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 30 October 1997 by P. Pravec at Ondrejov.

Bearing the old name of the Indian state of Orissa, UNESCO's Kalinga Prize has been awarded annually since 1952 to persons who contributed to the interpretation of the role of science in service to human society. The prize is sponsored by the Kalinga Foundation, established in 1951 by Indian philanthropist Biju Patnaik.Naming citation (20010902/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kalinga is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kalinga is 2.80 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number	26214
Provisional designation	1997 US10
Orbit class	Main-belt Asteroid
Diameter	5.88 km (#9,113 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.185
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.91
Orbital period	4.82 years
Semi-major axis	2.85 au
Perihelion – aphelion	2.70 – 3.01 au
Eccentricity	0.0552
Inclination	10.7°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	1.71 au

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

Also discovered on 30 October 1997

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