51824 Mikeanderson
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | 19 July 2001 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Michael P. Anderson |
| 2001 OE30 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1][2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 19884 days (54.44 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.33856 AU (499.441 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.67134 AU (399.627 Gm) |
| 3.00495 AU (449.534 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11102 |
| 5.21 yr (1902.6 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.13 km/s |
| 249.177° | |
| 0° 11m 21.163s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.77299° |
| 334.412° | |
| 358.312° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.65903 AU (248.187 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.01001 AU (300.693 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.220 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~161 K |
| 14.4 | |
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51824 Mikeanderson (2001 OE30) is an asteroid named for astronaut Mike Anderson, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51824 Mikeanderson was discovered on July 19, 2001, at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
References
- ↑ "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
- ↑ "51824 Mikeanderson (2001 OE30)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External links
- NASA JPL - Space Shuttle Columbia Tribute page
- Orbital simulation and data for 51824 Mikeanderson
- 51824 Mikeanderson at the JPL Small-Body Database
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