51823 Rickhusband

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51823 Rickhusband
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date July 18, 2001
Designations
Alternative names[1] 2001 OY28
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 571.221 Gm (3.818 AU)
Perihelion 371.363 Gm (2.482 AU)
Semi-major axis 471.292 Gm (3.150 AU)
Eccentricity 0.212
Orbital period 2042.421 d (5.59 a)
Average orbital speed 16.59 km/s
Mean anomaly 347.282°
Inclination 11.542°
Longitude of ascending node 58.321°
Dimensions ? km
Mass ?×10? kg
Mean density ? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity ? m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity ? km/s
Sidereal rotation
period
? d
Axial tilt
Pole ecliptic latitude ?
Pole ecliptic longitude ?
Geometric albedo 0.10
Temperature ~157 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 14.2

51823 Rickhusband (2001 OY28) is an asteroid named for astronaut Rick Husband, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51823 Rickhusband was discovered on July 18, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.

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