51825 Davidbrown
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | July 19, 2001 |
| Designations | |
Named after | David McDowell Brown |
| 2001 OQ33 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 473.941 Gm (3.168 AU) |
| Perihelion | 413.977 Gm (2.767 AU) |
| 443.959 Gm (2.968 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.068 |
| 1867.347 d (5.11 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.27 km/s |
| 359.227° | |
| Inclination | 9.625° |
| 23.645° | |
| 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 | ~162 K |
| ? | |
| 13.9 | |
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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.
References
External links
- NASA JPL - Space Shuttle Columbia Tribute page
- Orbital simulation and data for 51825 Davidbrown
- 51825 Davidbrown at the JPL Small-Body Database
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