3163 Randi
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Asteroid 3163 Randi was discovered on August 28, 1981 by Charles T. Kowal at Palomar Observatory, California. It has an orbital period of 3 years, 257 days (simi-major axis is ~361.279Gm, ~2.415AU) and is a Mars-crosser asteroid.
It is named in honour of the American magician and debunker James Randi.
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