51824 Mikeanderson

51824 Mikeanderson
Discovery
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
Discovery date 19 July 2001
Designations
Named after
Michael P. Anderson
2001 OE30
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)
3.00495 AU (449.534 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.11102
5.21 yr (1902.6 d)
17.13 km/s
249.177°
 11m 21.163s / day
Inclination 9.77299°
334.412°
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
0.10
Temperature ~161 K
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.

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