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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | March 6, 1984 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 3356 |
| Named after | Judith Resnik |
| Alternate name(s) | 1984 EU |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 2.4414443 |
| Peri | 1.9436557 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1135182 |
| Orbital period | 1185.8307065 |
| Mean anomaly | 76.94220 |
| Inclination | 4.09498 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 108.38512 |
| Argument of peri | 157.41241 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.2 |
3356 Resnik (1984 EU) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 6, 1984 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named in memory of Judith Resnik, 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 3355 Onizuka commemorate the other crew members.
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