51827 Laurelclark
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| Discovery[1] | |
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| Discovered by | JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program |
| Discovery date | July 20, 2001 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Laurel Clark |
| 2001 OH38 | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch February 4, 2008 (JD 2454500.5) | |
| Aphelion | 519.423 Gm (3.472 AU) |
| Perihelion | 387.841 Gm (2.593 AU) |
| 453.632 Gm (3.032 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.145 |
| 1928.706 d (5.28 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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17.01 km/s |
| 305.087° | |
| Inclination | 10.231° |
| 10.767° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
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Mean density
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? g/cm³ |
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Equatorial surface gravity
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? m/s² |
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Equatorial escape velocity
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? km/s |
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Sidereal rotation period
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? d |
| ?° | |
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Pole ecliptic latitude
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? |
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Pole ecliptic longitude
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? |
| 0.10 | |
| Temperature | ~160 K |
| ? | |
| 13.7 | |
51827 Laurelclark (2001 OH38) is an asteroid named for astronaut Laurel Clark, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51827 Laurelclark was discovered on July 20, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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