(25915) Charlesmcguire Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 February 2001 by LONEOS at Anderson Mesa.
Charles J. McGuire (b. 1932) is a retired aerospace engineer from the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo era, and is the grandfather of planetary scientist Elisabeth R. Adams.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2018-09-25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Charlesmcguire is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Charlesmcguire is 3.05 au from the Sun and 3.44 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 25915 |
| Provisional designation | 2001 CF30 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 11.5 km (#4,311 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0580 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.62 |
| Orbital period | 4.31 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.65 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.18 – 3.12 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.178 |
| Inclination | 11.2° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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