(3354) McNair
Asteroid (3354) McNair |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.325 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0967 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1001 AU - 2.5498 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.419 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,545 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | Edward Bowell |
Date of discovery | February 8, 1984 |
Another name | 1984 CW, 1971 SV 2 , 1978 SJ 2 |
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(3354) McNair is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 8 February 1984 by Edward LG Bowell was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American astronaut Ron McNair , who died as a mission expert on the Challenger flight STS-51-L on January 28, 1986. The space shuttle broke up and crashed shortly after takeoff.