3353 Jarvis

Jarvis
Discovery and designation
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]
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

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3353 Jarvis (1981 YC)" (2009-10-26 last obs). Retrieved 2010-09-05.

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