(7845) Mckim Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 January 1996 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.
Richard J. McKim (b. 1958) directs the British Astronomical Association's Mars Section. He was BAA secretary (1986-1990) and president (1993-1995). He won the BAA Merlin and Goodacre Medals and compiled the first comprehensive martian dust-storm narrative and catalogue.Naming citation (20030910/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Mckim is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Mckim is 3.62 au from the Sun and 3.80 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 7845 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 AC |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.3 km (#3,613 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0830 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.28 |
| Orbital period | 5.76 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.21 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.57 – 3.86 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.200 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.60 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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