(51824) Mikeanderson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 July 2001 by NEAT at Palomar.
Michael P. Anderson (1959-2003) was the payload commander of the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107).Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mikeanderson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mikeanderson is 3.02 au from the Sun and 3.90 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 51824 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OE30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.97 km (#10,668 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.149 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.56 |
| Orbital period | 5.20 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.65 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.116 |
| Inclination | 9.76° |
| 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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