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) | |
Average orbital speed | 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 |
Sidereal rotation period | ? d |
| ?° | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~184 K |
| ? | |
| 14.7 | |
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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.
External links
- NASA JPL - Space Shuttle Columbia Tribute page
- Orbital simulation and data for 51829 Williemccool
- 51829 Williemccool at the JPL Small-Body Database
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