51828 Ilanramon
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | NEAT |
| Discovery date | 20 July 2001 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Ilan Ramon |
| 2001 OU39 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1][2] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 9360 days (25.63 yr) |
| Aphelion | 3.13138 AU (468.448 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.41748 AU (361.650 Gm) |
| 2.77443 AU (415.049 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12866 |
| 4.62 yr (1687.9 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.81 km/s |
| 308.567° | |
| 0° 12m 47.797s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.47612° |
| 41.7142° | |
| 42.2788° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.44173 AU (215.680 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.16711 AU (324.195 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.304 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~167 K |
| 13.8 | |
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51828 Ilanramon (2001 OU39) is an asteroid named for astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51828 Ilanramon was discovered on July 20, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
References
- ↑ "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
- ↑ "51828 Ilanramon (2001 OU39)". 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 51828 Ilanramon
- 51828 Ilanramon at the JPL Small-Body Database
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