3355 Onizuka
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff (AM) |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1984 |
| Designations | |
| 3355 | |
Named after | Ellison Onizuka |
| 1984 CC1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.3307980 |
| Perihelion | 2.0418938 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0660701 |
| 1180.8010797 | |
| 249.40403 | |
| Inclination | 4.06521 |
| 140.92148 | |
| 300.20441 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.6 | |
3355 Onizuka (1984 CC1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 8, 1984 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). 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 commemorate the other crew members.
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