51829 Williemccool
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Discovery[1] and designation
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Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
Discovery date | July 21, 2001 |
Designations
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Alternative names[1] | 2001 OD41 |
Minor planet category |
Main belt |
Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
Aphelion | 359.583 Gm (2.404 AU) |
Perihelion | 322.142 Gm (2.153 AU) |
Semi-major axis | 340.863 Gm (2.279 AU) |
Eccentricity | 0.055 |
Orbital period | 1256.259 d (3.44 a) |
Average orbital speed | 19.72 km/s |
Mean anomaly | 47.775° |
Inclination | 7.566° |
Longitude of ascending node | 93.387° |
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 | ~184 K |
Spectral type | ? |
Absolute magnitude | 14.7 |
51829 Williemccool (2001 OD41) is an asteroid named for astronaut Willie McCool, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51829 Williemccool was discovered on July 21, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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