51829 Williemccool

51829 Williemccool
Discovery
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date July 21, 2001
Designations
Named after
William Cameron McCool
2001 OD41
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
Aphelion 359.583 Gm (2.404 AU)
Perihelion 322.142 Gm (2.153 AU)
340.863 Gm (2.279 AU)
Eccentricity 0.055
1256.259 d (3.44 a)
19.72 km/s
47.775°
Inclination 7.566°
93.387°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions ? km
Mass ?×10? kg
Mean density
? g/cm³
Equatorial surface gravity
? m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity
? km/s
? d
?
?
0.10
Temperature ~184 K
?
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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