(3353) Jarvis
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Asteroid (3353) Jarvis |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 1,863 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.085 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.705 AU - 2.0208 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 21.806 ° |
| Sidereal period | 2.543 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 9.72 km |
| Albedo | 0.074 |
| Absolute brightness | 13,554 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward Bowell |
| Date of discovery | December 20, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 YC |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(3353) Jarvis is a asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 December 1981 by Edward LG Bowell was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American astronaut Gregory B. Jarvis , who died as a payload expert on the Challenger flight STS-51-L on January 28, 1986 . The space shuttle was torn apart shortly after takeoff by the explosion of its liquid fuel tank.