51828 Ilanramon

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51828 Ilanramon
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date July 20, 2001
Designations
Alternative names[1] 2001 OU39
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 469.348 Gm (3.137 AU)
Perihelion 360.211 Gm (2.408 AU)
Semi-major axis 414.779 Gm (2.773 AU)
Eccentricity 0.132
Orbital period 1686.303 d (4.62 a)
Average orbital speed 17.81 km/s
Mean anomaly 49.211°
Inclination 9.474°
Longitude of ascending node 41.796°
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 ~167 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 13.4

51828 Ilanramon (2001 OU39) is an asteroid named for astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51828 Ilanramon was discovered on July 20, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.

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