3351 Smith
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33151 Smith 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.
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965....
in Anderson Mesa, at southwest from Flagstaff (Arizona).
3351 is named in honor of Michael J. Smith, late pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Challenger
Space Shuttle Challenger was NASA's second Space Shuttle orbiter to be put into service, Columbia having been the first. The shuttle was built by Rockwell International's Space Transportation Systems Division in Downey, California...
. The asteroids 3350 Scobee
3350 Scobee
3350 Scobee 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 the late Dick Scobee, commander of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger destroyed during launch of the STS-51-L mission...
, 3352 McAuliffe
3352 McAuliffe
3352 McAuliffe is an Amor and Mars-crosser asteroid which was discovered by Norman G. Thomas on February 6, 1981. It is named in memory of Christa McAuliffe, the civilian astronaut who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster...
, 3353 Jarvis
3353 Jarvis
3353 Jarvis is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on December 20, 1981 by Edward L. G. Bowell at Flagstaff . It is named in memory of Gregory Jarvis, one of the astronauts who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster...
, 3354 McNair
3354 McNair
3354 McNair is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1294.8501472 days .The asteroid was discovered on February 8, 1984.It is named in memory of Ronald McNair, one of the astronauts who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster...
, 3355 Onizuka
3355 Onizuka
3355 Onizuka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 8, 1984 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff . It is named in memory of Ellison Onizuka, 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 3356 Resnik
3356 Resnik
3356 Resnik is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 6, 1984 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff . 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...
commemorate the other crew members.