- 51827 Laurelclark
Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=51827 Laurelclark
discovery=yes
discovery_ref= [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html]
discoverer=JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
discovered=July 20 ,2001
designations = yes
alt_names=mp|2001 OH|38
mp_category=Main belt
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=February 04 ,2008 (JD 2454500.5)
semimajor=453.632 Gm (3.032 AU)
perihelion=387.841 Gm (2.593 AU)
aphelion=519.423 Gm (3.472 AU)
eccentricity=0.145
period=1928.706 d (5.28 a)
inclination=10.231°
asc_node=10.767°
arg_perihelion=93.598°
mean_anomaly=305.087°
avg_speed=17.01 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=13.7
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~160 K51827 Laurelclark (mp|2001 OH|38) is an
asteroid named forastronaut Laurel Clark, who was killed in theSTS-107 (Columbia)space shuttle reentry disaster onFebruary 1 2003 . 51827 Laurelclark was discovered onJuly 20 ,2001 atPalomar Observatory by theJPL 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=51827+Laurelclark Orbital simulation and data for 51827 Laurelclark]
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