Discovered by E. Bowell Alternative names 1981 YC Observation arc 13165 days (36.04 yr) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 20 December 1981 Minor planet category inner main belt Discovered 20 December 1981 Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell MPC designation 3353 | |
Aphelion 2.0206706 AU (302.28802 Gm) | ||
3353 Jarvis (1981 YC) is an inner main-belt asteroid 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.
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