 asteroid 3163 randi was discovered on august 28, 1981 by charles t. kowal at palomar observatory, california. it has an orbital period of 3.705 years and a semi-major axis of 2.395 au and is a mars-crosser asteroid. it is named in honor of the magician and scientific skeptic james randi. ==references==    
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