Discovered by NEAT Alternative names 2001 OU39 Observation arc 9360 days (25.63 yr) Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory People also search for 51829 Williemccool | Discovery date 20 July 2001 Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 20 July 2001 Named after Ilan Ramon Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.13138 AU (468.448 Gm) Discoverer Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking | ||
51828 Ilanramon (2001 OU39) is an asteroid named for astronaut Ilan Ramon, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1, 2003. 51828 Ilanramon was discovered on July 20, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.
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