Brady

(3186 T-3 )
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NOW @ 27 CAP 28
FOUND @ 20 ARI 2
 
Inclination: 3.282
Eccentricity: 0.193
Period: 3.653 years
AU 2.372
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

16.10.1977 06:33 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Named in honor of Charles E. “Chuck” Brady, Jr. (b. 1951), captain in the U.S. Navy, NASA astronaut, surgeon, experienced amateur radio operator and close friend to the name proposer. As a mission specialist, Chuck flew on the Life and Microgravity Spacelab mission aboard “Columbia” and has logged over 405 hours in space. In 1997, Chuck organized a radio expedition to Palmyra Island and the Kingman Reef in the Pacific. His ham call sign, N4BQW, could have been heard around the globe. Name proposed and citation prepared by L. D. Schmadel, DK8UH, who contacted him on Palmyra.


Discovered on 16-10-1977 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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