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Discovery[1] and designation
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| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | July 19, 2001 |
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Designations
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| Named after | David McDowell Brown |
| Alternate name(s) | 2001 OQ33 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch February 4, 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 (H) | 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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