Discovery date 19 July 2001 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 19 July 2001 Named after Michael P. Anderson Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 2001 OE30 Observation arc 19884 days (54.44 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
Discovered by JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program Aphelion 3.33856 AU (499.441 Gm) Discoverer Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking People also search for 51825 Davidbrown, 51823 Rickhusband | ||
51824 Mikeanderson (2001 OE30) is an asteroid named for astronaut Mike Anderson, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51824 Mikeanderson was discovered on July 19, 2001, at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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