(15834) McBride Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 February 1995 by D. J. Asher at Siding Spring.
Neil McBride (b. 1966) has worked on many aspects of solar system dynamics, including meteor stream formation, interrelations between minor planets, comets and meteors, as well as the structure of the transneptunian region.Naming citation (20050721/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McBride is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McBride is 2.93 au from the Sun and 2.81 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 15834 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 CT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.96 km (#6,624 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.161 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.4 |
| Orbital period | 4.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.78 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 3.49 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.258 |
| Inclination | 32.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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