51824 Mikeanderson

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51824 Mikeanderson
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date July 19, 2001
Designations
Alternative names[1] 2001 OE30
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 498.403 Gm (3.332 AU)
Perihelion 401.165 Gm (2.682 AU)
Semi-major axis 449.784 Gm (3.007 AU)
Eccentricity 0.108
Orbital period 1904.216 d (5.21 a)
Average orbital speed 17.13 km/s
Mean anomaly 64.418°
Inclination 9.747°
Longitude of ascending node 334.641°
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 ~161 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 14.0

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.

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