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Discovery[1] and designation
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| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | July 20, 2001 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Ilan Ramon |
| Alternate name(s) | 2001 OU39 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 469.348 Gm (3.137 AU) |
| Perihelion | 360.211 Gm (2.408 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 414.779 Gm (2.773 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.132 |
| Orbital period | 1686.303 d (4.62 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.81 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 49.211° |
| Inclination | 9.474° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 41.796° |
| 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 | ~167 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
51828 Ilanramon (2001 OU39) is an asteroid named for astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51828 Ilanramon was discovered on July 20, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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