3352 McAuliffe

3352 McAuliffe

3352 McAuliffe (pronEng|məˈkɔːlɨf) is an Amor and Mars-crosser asteroid which was discovered by Norman G. Thomas on February 6, 1981. It is named in memory of Christa McAuliffe, the civilian astronaut who died in the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster. The asteroids 3350 Scobee, 3351 Smith, 3353 Jarvis, 3354 McNair, 3355 Onizuka and 3356 Resnik commemorate the other crew members.

McAuliffe is an A-type asteroid, meaning that it is rich in olivine. It was the original target of the 1998 Deep Space 1 mission, but that mission was eventually rerouted to 9969 Braille.


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  • (3352) McAuliffe — Caractéristiques orbitales Époque 14 mai 2008 Demi grand axe ? km (1,8787 ua) Aphélie ? km (2,5730 ua) Périhélie ? km (1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • (3352) McAuliffe — Asteroid (3352) McAuliffe Eigenschaften des Orbits (Animation) Orbittyp Amor Typ Große Halbachse 1,879 AE …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • (3352) McAuliffe — McAuliffe. Asteroide n.º 3352 de la serie (1981 CN), descubierto el 6 de febrero de 1981 por Norman G. Thomas, desde el Observatorio Lowel en Anderson Mesa, al sureste de Flagstaff (Arizona). Nombrado en honor de Christa McAuliffe, profesora y… …   Wikipedia Español

  • (3352) McAuliffe — McAuliffe. Asteroide nº 3352 de la serie (1981 CN), descubierto el 6 de febrero de 1981 por Norman G. Thomas, desde el Observatorio Lowel en Anderson Mesa, al sureste de Flagstaff (Arizona). Nombrado en honor de Sharon Christa McAuliffe,… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • McAuliffe — may refer to: People McAuliffe (surname) Other meanings McAuliffe (crater), a lunar crater named after astronaut Christa McAuliffe 3352 McAuliffe, an asteroid named after astronaut Christa McAuliffe Christa McAuliffe Fellowship Program Christa… …   Wikipedia

  • McAuliffe — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Anthony McAuliffe (1898–1975), US amerikanischer General Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), US amerikanische Astronautin Jack McAuliffe (1866–1937), US amerikanischer Boxer Michael Francis McAuliffe… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • McAuliffe (Asteroid) — Asteroid (3352) McAuliffe Eigenschaften des Orbits (Simulation) Orbittyp Amor Typ Große Halbachse 1,879  …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Christa McAuliffe — Sharon Christa McAuliffe NASA Spaceflight Participant[1] Nationality American Sta …   Wikipedia

  • Christa McAuliffe — Land (Organisation): USA (NASA) Datum der Auswahl: 19. Juli 1985 Anzahl der Raumflüge: 0, dazu STS 51 L Start erster Raumflug …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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