51824 Mikeanderson

51824 Mikeanderson

Discovery
Discovered by	JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date	19 July 2001
Designations
Named after	Michael P. Anderson
Alternative names	2001 OE30
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	19884 days (54.44 yr)
Aphelion	3.33856 AU (499.441 Gm)
Perihelion	2.67134 AU (399.627 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.00495 AU (449.534 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.11102
Orbital period	5.21 yr (1902.6 d)
Average orbital speed	17.13 km/s
Mean anomaly	249.177°
Mean motion	0° 11^m 21.163^s / day
Inclination	9.77299°
Longitude of ascending node	334.412°
Argument of perihelion	358.312°
Earth MOID	1.65903 AU (248.187 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.01001 AU (300.693 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.220
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo	0.10
Temperature	~161 K
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.4

51824 Mikeanderson (2001 OE₃₀) is an asteroid named for astronaut Mike Anderson, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51824 Mikeanderson was discovered on July 19, 2001, at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.

References

1. "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
2. "51824 Mikeanderson (2001 OE30)". 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 51824 Mikeanderson
• 51824 Mikeanderson at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters