(51828) Ilanramon
Asteroid (51828) Ilanramon |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Gefion family |
Major semi-axis | 2,773 AU |
eccentricity | 0.132 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.408 AU - 3.138 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.474 ° |
Sidereal period | 4 a 225 d |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.81 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? |
Absolute brightness | 13.8 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | NEAT |
Date of discovery | July 20, 2001 |
Another name | 2001 OU 39 |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(51828) Ilanramon is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on July 20, 2001 by the American astronomer Eleanor Helin , on recordings of the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) project, which were taken with the 120 cm Oschin-Schmidt Telescope of the Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 644) in California .
It was named after the first Israeli astronaut , Ilan Ramon , after he was killed in the accident on the space shuttle Columbia on February 1, 2003. Asteroids were named after all members of the Columbia crew: after Rick Douglas Husband (51823) Rickhusband , after Michael Philip Anderson (51824) Mikeanderson , after David McDowell Brown (51825) Davidbrown , after Kalpana Chawla (51826) Kalpanachawla , after Laurel Blair Salton Clark (51827) Laurelclark and after William Cameron McCool (51829) Williemccool .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Asteroids dedicated to fallen Columbia astronauts . NASA press release from August 6, 2003
- ^ Orbits of Asteroids named after Space Shuttle Columbia Crew . Jet Propulsion Laboratory press release from August 10, 2003