51825 Davidbrown

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51825 Davidbrown
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date July 19, 2001
Designations
Alternative names[1] 2001 OQ33
Minor planet
category
Main belt
Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 473.941 Gm (3.168 AU)
Perihelion 413.977 Gm (2.767 AU)
Semi-major axis 443.959 Gm (2.968 AU)
Eccentricity 0.068
Orbital period 1867.347 d (5.11 a)
Average orbital speed 17.27 km/s
Mean anomaly 359.227°
Inclination 9.625°
Longitude of ascending node 23.645°
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 ~162 K
Spectral type ?
Absolute magnitude 13.9

51825 Davidbrown (2001 OQ33) is an asteroid named for astronaut David Brown, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51825 Davidbrown was discovered on July 19, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.

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