(51827) Laurelclark Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 2001 by NEAT at Palomar.
Laurel B. Clark (1961-2003) was a mission specialist on the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107).Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Laurelclark is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Laurelclark is 3.40 au from the Sun and 4.08 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 51827 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OH38 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 6.00 km (#8,926 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.162 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.22 |
| Orbital period | 5.29 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.03 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.60 – 3.47 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.142 |
| Inclination | 10.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.64 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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