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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Bowell, E. |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa, Lowell Observatory |
| Discovery date | August 8, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3350 |
| Named after | Dick Scobee |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 PJ |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Semi-major axis | 2.3112000 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2045092 |
| Orbital period | 1283.3783995 |
| Mean anomaly | 326.8412 |
| Inclination | 3.40889 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 353.87594 |
| Argument of peri | 330.58056 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.3 |
3350 Scobee (1980 PJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 8, 1980 by Edward L. G. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa station of the Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff. It is named after the late Dick Scobee, commander of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger destroyed during launch of the STS-51-L mission. The asteroids 3351 Smith, 3352 McAuliffe, 3353 Jarvis, 3354 McNair, 3355 Onizuka and 3356 Resnik commemorate the other crew members.
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