(51825) Davidbrown Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 2001 by NEAT at Palomar.
David M. Brown (1956-2003) was a mission specialist on the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107).Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Davidbrown is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Davidbrown is 3.07 au from the Sun and 3.26 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 51825 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OQ33 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.91 km (#10,782 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.184 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 5.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.77 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0663 |
| Inclination | 9.62° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.78 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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