51829 Williemccool
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51829 Williemccool
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Discovery[1] and designation
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| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | July 21, 2001 |
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Designations
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| Named after | William Cameron McCool |
| Alternate name(s) | 2001 OD41 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 359.583 Gm (2.404 AU) |
| Perihelion | 322.142 Gm (2.153 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 340.863 Gm (2.279 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.055 |
| Orbital period | 1256.259 d (3.44 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 19.72 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 47.775° |
| Inclination | 7.566° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 93.387° |
| 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 | ~184 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.7 |
51829 Williemccool (2001 OD41) 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.
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