(51823) Rickhusband Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 18 July 2001 by NEAT at Palomar.
Rick D. Husband (1957-2003) was the commander of the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107).Naming citation (20030806/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Rickhusband is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Rickhusband is 3.53 au from the Sun and 4.46 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 51823 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 OY28 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.73 km (#5,975 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0480 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.45 |
| Orbital period | 5.57 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.14 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.45 – 3.83 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.221 |
| Inclination | 11.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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