(82092) Kalocsa Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 27 February 2001 by Sarneczky, K., Derekas, A. at Piszkesteto.

Birthplace of the second discoverer, Kalocsa, between the Duna and Tisza rivers and having a current population of around 18 000, was inhabited as early as 300 B.C. The town's Haynald Observatory, founded there in 1877, is famous for Gyula Fényi's observations of solar prominences.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL

Where Kalocsa is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kalocsa is 2.03 au from the Sun and 1.66 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number82092
Provisional designation2001 DV86
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)16.74
Orbital period3.77 years
Semi-major axis2.42 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.01 – 2.83 au
Eccentricity0.170
Inclination2.49°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.02 au

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

Also discovered on 27 February 2001

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