3351 Smith
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. Bowell |
| Discovery site | Flagstaff |
| Discovery date | September 7, 1980 |
| Designations | |
| 3351 | |
| 1980 RN1; 1959 TL; 1975 TM6; 1975 TO4; 1975 TX3 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch January 4, 2010 | |
| Aphelion | 3.8579270 |
| Perihelion | 2.2357808 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2662002 |
| 1942.5664054 | |
| 168.46119 | |
| Inclination | 13.20657 |
| 186.03415 | |
| 181.94507 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 13.1 | |
33151 Smith (1980 RN) is a Main-belt asteroid discovered September 7, 1980 by Edward Bowell from the Lowell Observatory in Anderson Mesa, at southwest from Flagstaff (Arizona).[1]
Named in honour of Michael J. Smith, pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger, killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster January 28, 1986. The asteroids 3350 Scobee, 3352 McAuliffe, 3353 Jarvis, 3354 McNair, 3355 Onizuka and 3356 Resnik commemorate the other crew members.