51823 Rickhusband

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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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