51823 Rickhusband

51823 Rickhusband

Discovery
Discovered by	JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date	18 July 2001
Designations
Named after	Rick Husband
Alternative names	2001 OY28
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	7991 days (21.88 yr)
Aphelion	3.82690 AU (572.496 Gm)
Perihelion	2.46726 AU (369.097 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.14708 AU (470.796 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.21602
Orbital period	5.58 yr (2039.2 d)
Average orbital speed	16.59 km/s
Mean anomaly	138.285°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 35.544^s / day
Inclination	11.5468°
Longitude of ascending node	58.0657°
Argument of perihelion	347.214°
Earth MOID	1.47734 AU (221.007 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.58011 AU (236.381 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.141
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo	0.10
Temperature	~157 K
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.3

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.

References

1. "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
2. "51823 Rickhusband (2001 OY28)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.

External links

• NASA JPL - Space Shuttle Columbia Tribute page
• Orbital simulation and data for 51823 Rickhusband
• 51823 Rickhusband at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters