51827 Laurelclark
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Discovery[1] and designation
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| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | July 20, 2001 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names[1] | 2001 OH38 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 519.423 Gm (3.472 AU) |
| Perihelion | 387.841 Gm (2.593 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 453.632 Gm (3.032 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| Orbital period | 1928.706 d (5.28 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.01 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 305.087° |
| Inclination | 10.231° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 10.767° |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Equatorial escape velocity | ? km/s |
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| Axial tilt | ?° |
| Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
| Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| Geometric albedo | 0.10 |
| Temperature | ~160 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 13.7 |
51827 Laurelclark (2001 OH38) is an asteroid named for astronaut Laurel Clark, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51827 Laurelclark was discovered on July 20, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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