51826 Kalpanachawla (2001 OB) is an asteroid named for Indian-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who died in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51826 Kalpanachawla was discovered on July 19, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
Chawla died a baker's dozen years ago.