3353 Jarvis
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | December 20, 1981 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 3353 |
|
Named after
|
Gregory Jarvis |
| 1981 YC | |
| inner main belt[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.0205110 |
| Perihelion | 1.7051178 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0846550 |
| 928.6515469 | |
| 281.03895 | |
| Inclination | 21.80832 |
| 245.65906 | |
| 34.68099 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 9.7 km[1] |
|
Sidereal rotation period
|
202 hr[1] |
| 0.0744 | |
| 13.50 | |
3353 Jarvis (1981 YC) is an inner main-belt asteroid[1] discovered on December 20, 1981 by Edward L. G. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named in memory of Gregory Jarvis, one of the astronauts who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. The asteroids 3350 Scobee, 3351 Smith, 3352 McAuliffe, 3354 McNair, 3355 Onizuka and 3356 Resnik commemorate the other crew members.
References
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
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