51823 RICKHUSBAND

'51823 Rickhusband' () is an asteroid named for astronaut Rick Husband, who was killed in the STS-107 (Columbia) space shuttle reentry disaster on February 1 2003.
51823 Rickhusband was discovered on July 18, 2001 at Palomar Observatory by the JPL Near Earth Asteroid Tracking Program.

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NASA JPL - Space Shuttle Columbia Tribute page

Orbital simulation and data for 51823 Rickhusband

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