51823 Rickhusband

Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=51823 Rickhusband
discovery=yes
discovery_ref= [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html]
discoverer=JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
discovered=July 18, 2001
designations = yes
alt_names=mp|2001 OY|28
mp_category=Main belt
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
semimajor=471.292 Gm (3.150 AU)
perihelion=371.363 Gm (2.482 AU)
aphelion=571.221 Gm (3.818 AU)
eccentricity=0.212
period=2042.421 d (5.59 a)
inclination=11.542°
asc_node=58.321°
arg_perihelion=346.955°
mean_anomaly=347.282°
avg_speed=16.59 km/s
physical_characteristics=yes
dimensions=? km
mass=?e|? kg
density=? g/cm³
surface_grav=? m/s²
escape_velocity=? km/s
sidereal_day=? d
axial_tilt=?° | pole_ecliptic_lat=? | pole_ecliptic_lon=?
spectral_type=?
abs_magnitude=14.2
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~157 K

51823 Rickhusband (mp|2001 OY|28) 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.

External links

* [http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2003/columbia-tribute.cfm NASA JPL - Space Shuttle Columbia Tribute page]
* [http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/db?sstr=51823+Rickhusband Orbital simulation and data for 51823 Rickhusband]