Global Information51827 Laurelclark information
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | NEAT |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 20 July 2001 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (51827) Laurelclark |
Named after | Laurel Clark [2] (American astronaut) |
Alternative designations | 2001 OH38 · 1999 GH23 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) background [3] |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 26.09 yr (9,529 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.4741 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5885 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.0313 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1461 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.28 yr (1,928 days) |
Mean anomaly | 239.89° |
Mean motion | 0° 11m 12.48s / day |
| Inclination | 10.234° |
Longitude of ascending node | 10.644° |
Argument of perihelion | 92.486° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.005±0.489 km[4] |
Geometric albedo | 0.162±0.016[4] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.1[1] |
51827 Laurelclark (provisional designation 2001 OH38) is a background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 July 2001, by astronomers of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named for astronaut Laurel Clark, who died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.[5]
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