Discovery date 18 July 2001 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 18 July 2001 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 2001 OY28 Observation arc 7991 days (21.88 yr) Orbits Sun | |
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program Aphelion 3.82690 AU (572.496 Gm) People also search for 51825 Davidbrown, 51824 Mikeanderson | ||
51823 Rickhusband (2001 OY28) is an asteroid named for astronaut Rick Husband, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51823 Rickhusband was discovered on July 18, 2001, at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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