51823 Rickhusband
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| Discovery[1] | |
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| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | July 18, 2001 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Rick Husband |
| 2001 OY28 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 571.221 Gm (3.818 AU) |
| Perihelion | 371.363 Gm (2.482 AU) |
| 471.292 Gm (3.150 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.212 |
| 2042.421 d (5.59 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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16.59 km/s |
| 347.282° | |
| Inclination | 11.542° |
| 58.321° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
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Mean density
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? g/cm³ |
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Equatorial surface gravity
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? m/s² |
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Equatorial escape velocity
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? km/s |
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Sidereal rotation period
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? d |
| ?° | |
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Pole ecliptic latitude
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? |
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Pole ecliptic longitude
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? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~157 K |
| ? | |
| 14.2 | |
51823 Rickhusband (2001 OY28) is an asteroid named for astronaut Rick Husband, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51823 Rickhusband was discovered on July 18, 2001, at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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