(10686) Kaluna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 November 1980 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.
Heather Kaluna (b. 1984) is a researcher at the University of Hawaii studying the evolution of water in carbonaceous asteroids as well as space weathering processes.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kaluna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kaluna is 2.38 au from the Sun and 3.25 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10686 |
| Provisional designation | 1980 VX2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.49 km (#7,119 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.126 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.05 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.54 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.71 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0651 |
| Inclination | 24.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.45 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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