Discovered by Bowell, E. MPC designation 3350 Observation arc 23130 days (63.33 yr) Discovered 8 August 1980 Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | Discovery date 8 August 1980 Alternative names 1980 PJ Orbital period 1,282 days Orbits Sun Named after Dick Scobee Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 2.78518 AU (416.657 Gm) | ||
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 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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