3355 Onizuka

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Onizuka
Discovery
Discovered by E. Bowell
Discovery site Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date February 8, 1984
Designations
MPC designation 3355
Named after
Ellison Onizuka
1984 CC1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 2.3307980
Perihelion 2.0418938
Eccentricity 0.0660701
1180.8010797
249.40403
Inclination 4.06521
140.92148
300.20441
Physical characteristics
13.6

3355 Onizuka (1984 CC1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 8, 1984 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named in memory of Ellison Onizuka, one of the astronauts who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. The asteroids 3350 Scobee, 3351 Smith, 3352 McAuliffe, 3353 Jarvis, 3354 McNair and 3356 Resnik commemorate the other crew members.

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