Discovered by E. Bowell MPC designation 3351 Orbital period 1,940 days Orbits Sun Named after Michael J. Smith Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 7 September 1980 Observation arc 20615 days (56.44 yr) Discovered 7 September 1980 Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | |
Alternative names 1980 RN1; 1959 TL; 1975 TM6; 1975 TO4; 1975 TX3 Aphelion 3.8606226 AU (577.54092 Gm) | ||
33151 Smith (1980 RN1) 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). 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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