(37678) McClure Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 3 February 1995 by D. J. Asher at Siding Spring.
Albert Edmund McClure (b. 1938) was an apprentice with Harland and Wolff in 1954 and subsequently an engineer at the Belfast College of Technology. Expert in the historical use of materials, both organic and inorganic, he has restored many astronomical instruments at Armagh Observatory and University College Cork.Naming citation (20051215/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McClure is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McClure is 3.04 au from the Sun and 2.86 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37678 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 CR1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.54 |
| Orbital period | 3.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.69 – 3.10 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.296 |
| Inclination | 21.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.852 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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