(8545) McGee Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 2 January 1994 by B. G. W. Manning at Stakenbridge.
Hazel McGee was meetings secretary of the British Astronomical Association from 1988 to 1993 and has been editor of the association's Journal since 1994, carrying out this task most efficiently and introducing many improvements. She is an enthusiastic observer of variable stars and of stellar occultations by minor planets.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McGee is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McGee is 2.35 au from the Sun and 2.83 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 8545 |
| Provisional designation | 1994 AM1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.95 |
| Orbital period | 3.61 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.35 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.06 – 2.65 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.125 |
| Inclination | 5.85° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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