51824 Mikeanderson
| Discovery and designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | July 19, 2001 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Michael P. Anderson |
| 2001 OE30 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 498.403 Gm (3.332 AU) |
| Perihelion | 401.165 Gm (2.682 AU) |
| 449.784 Gm (3.007 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.108 |
| 1904.216 d (5.21 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.13 km/s |
| 64.418° | |
| Inclination | 9.747° |
| 334.641° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
Equatorial escape velocity | ? km/s |
Sidereal rotation period | ? d |
| ?° | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~161 K |
| ? | |
| 14.0 | |
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51824 Mikeanderson (2001 OE30) is an asteroid named for astronaut Mike Anderson, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51824 Mikeanderson was discovered on July 19, 2001, at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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