(21262) Kanba Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 24 April 1996 by McNaught, R. H., Abe, H. at Yatsuka.
Minatsu Kanba (b. 1970) is a member of Matsue Astronomy Club. He has popularized astronomy in Shimane prefecture and is an observing partner of the discoverer.Naming citation (20071124/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kanba is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kanba is 3.89 au from the Sun and 3.00 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 21262 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 HA2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,621 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0300 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.63 |
| Orbital period | 5.56 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 3.90 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.243 |
| Inclination | 8.39° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.38 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.