(52500) Kanata Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 22 February 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
KANATA, which means “Far Away”, was proposed by the people of Japan for the name of the new 1.5-m telescope of Hiroshima University. The KANATA Telescope is mainly used to observe high-energy phenomena such as optical afterglows of γ-ray bursts. It is also used to show people the beauty and wonder of the universe.Naming citation (20060809/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanata is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanata is 2.61 au from the Sun and 2.33 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 52500 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 DC1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.52 km (#13,907 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.188 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.82 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.11 – 2.62 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.109 |
| Inclination | 9.90° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.12 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.