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51824 Mikeanderson Discovery[1] and designationDiscovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program Discovery date July 19, 2001 DesignationsNamed after Michael Philip Anderson Alternate name(s) 2001 OE30 Minor planet
categoryMain belt Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) Aphelion 498.403 Gm (3.332 AU) Perihelion 401.165 Gm (2.682 AU) Semi-major axis 449.784 Gm (3.007 AU) Eccentricity 0.108 Orbital period 1904.216 d (5.21 a) Average orbital speed 17.13 km/s Mean anomaly 64.418° Inclination 9.747° Longitude of ascending node 334.641° Dimensions ? km Mass ?×10? kg Mean density ? g/cm³ Equatorial surface gravity ? m/s² Equatorial escape velocity ? km/s Sidereal rotation
period? d Axial tilt ?° Pole ecliptic latitude ? Pole ecliptic longitude ? Geometric albedo 0.10 Temperature ~161 K Spectral type ? Absolute magnitude (H) 14.0 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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