51829 Williemccool

Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=51829 Williemccool
discovery=yes
discovery_ref= [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs.html]
discoverer=JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program
discovered=July 21, 2001
designations = yes
alt_names=mp|2001 OD|41
mp_category=Main belt
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
semimajor=340.863 Gm (2.279 AU)
perihelion=322.142 Gm (2.153 AU)
aphelion=359.583 Gm (2.404 AU)
eccentricity=0.055
period=1256.259 d (3.44 a)
inclination=7.566°
asc_node=93.387°
arg_perihelion=119.584°
mean_anomaly=47.775°
avg_speed=19.72 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=14.7
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~184 K

51829 Williemccool (mp|2001 OD|41) is an asteroid named for astronaut Willie McCool, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1 2003. 51829 Williemccool was discovered on July 21, 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=51829+Williemccool Orbital simulation and data for 51829 Williemccool]