51829 Williemccool

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51829 Williemccool
Discovery[1] and designation
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date July 21, 2001
Designations
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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