51827 Laurelclark

51827 Laurelclark

Discovery
Discovered by	NEAT
Discovery date	20 July 2001
Designations
Named after	Laurel Clark
Alternative names	2001 OH38
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1][2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	8625 days (23.61 yr)
Aphelion	3.47404 AU (519.709 Gm)
Perihelion	2.58599 AU (386.859 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.03001 AU (453.283 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.14654
Orbital period	5.27 yr (1926.5 d)
Average orbital speed	17.01 km/s
Mean anomaly	127.710°
Mean motion	0° 11^m 12.728^s / day
Inclination	10.2345°
Longitude of ascending node	10.6466°
Argument of perihelion	92.5555°
Earth MOID	1.62763 AU (243.490 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.7657 AU (264.14 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.203
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo	0.10
Temperature	~160 K
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.1

51827 Laurelclark (2001 OH₃₈) is an asteroid named for astronaut Laurel Clark, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51827 Laurelclark was discovered on July 20, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.

References

1. "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
2. "51827 Laurelclark (2001 OH38)". 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 51827 Laurelclark
• 51827 Laurelclark at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters