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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | September 7, 1980 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3351 |
| Named after | Michael J. Smith |
| Alternate name(s) | 1980 RN1; 1959 TL; 1975 TM6; 1975 TO4; 1975 TX3 |
| Epoch January 4, 2010 | |
| Ap | 3.8579270 |
| Peri | 2.2357808 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2662002 |
| Orbital period | 1942.5664054 |
| Mean anomaly | 168.46119 |
| Inclination | 13.20657 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 186.03415 |
| Argument of peri | 181.94507 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.1 |
33151 Smith (1980 RN) is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on September 7, 1980 by Edward Bowell from the Lowell Observatory in Anderson Mesa, at southwest from Flagstaff (Arizona).[1]
3351 is named in honor of Michael J. Smith, late pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger. The asteroids 3350 Scobee, 3352 McAuliffe, 3353 Jarvis, 3354 McNair, 3355 Onizuka and 3356 Resnik commemorate the other crew members.
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