Discovered by NEAT Alternative names 2001 OQ33 Observation arc 7769 days (21.27 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory People also search for 51824 Mikeanderson | Discovery date 19 July 2001 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 19 July 2001 Named after David M. Brown Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.17445 AU (474.891 Gm) Discoverer Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking | ||
51825 Davidbrown (2001 OQ33) is an asteroid named for astronaut David Brown, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51825 Davidbrown was discovered on July 19, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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