3350 Scobee

Scobee

Discovery
Discovered by	Bowell, E.
Discovery site	Anderson Mesa, Lowell Observatory
Discovery date	8 August 1980
Designations
MPC designation	3350
Named after	Dick Scobee
Alternative names	1980 PJ
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	23130 days (63.33 yr)
Aphelion	2.78518 AU (416.657 Gm)
Perihelion	1.83561 AU (274.603 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.3103914 AU (345.62963 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.2054999
Orbital period	3.51 yr (1282.7 d)
Mean anomaly	32.17218°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 50.365^s / day
Inclination	3.409923°
Longitude of ascending node	353.72360°
Argument of perihelion	330.89453°
Earth MOID	0.822605 AU (123.0600 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.53697 AU (379.525 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.554
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	14.5

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.

References

1. "3350 Scobee (1980 PJ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 April 2016.

External links

• 3350 Scobee at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters