51828 Ilanramon

Infobox Planet | minorplanet = yes | width = 25em | bgcolour = #FFFFC0
name=51828 Ilanramon
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 OU|39
mp_category=Main belt
orbit_ref= [ftp://ftp.lowell.edu/pub/elgb/astorb.html]
epoch=February 04, 2008 (JD 2454500.5)
semimajor=414.779 Gm (2.773 AU)
perihelion=360.211 Gm (2.408 AU)
aphelion=469.348 Gm (3.137 AU)
eccentricity=0.132
period=1686.303 d (4.62 a)
inclination=9.474°
asc_node=41.796°
arg_perihelion=42.851°
mean_anomaly=49.211°
avg_speed=17.81 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=13.4
albedo=0.10
single_temperature=~167 K

51828 Ilanramon (mp|2001 OU|39) 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.

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=51828+Ilanramon Orbital simulation and data for 51828 Ilanramon]