(15215) Lachlanmaclean Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring.
Sir Lachlan Hector Charles Maclean of Duart and Morvern (b. 1942), 28th Chief of Clan Maclean, is a veteran of the Scots Guards and the British Army's Special Air Service. He works to improve the quality of life and realize the potential of people and communities in Scotland. He is dedicated to his childhood home, Duart Castle, and its public accessibility.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #16, 4), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lachlanmaclean is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lachlanmaclean is 1.98 au from the Sun and 2.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15215 |
| Provisional designation | 1981 EH13 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.25 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.92 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.218 |
| Inclination | 2.99° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.865 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also named after someone called Hector
All asteroids named after someone called Hector
Also discovered on 1 March 1981
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- (3016) Meuse
- (3029) Sanders
- (3030) Vehrenberg
- (3042) Zelinsky
- (3058) Delmary
- (3075) Bornmann
- (3135) Lauer
- (3308) Ferreri
- (3472) Upgren
- (3498) Belton
- (3503) Brandt