(308680) McLennan Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 February 2006 by A. Lowe at Mayhill.
Ian C. McLennan (b. 1938) was the founding director of the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and for the last 60 years has provided extensive experience in public project planning and administration in cultural and educational organizations.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 25), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where McLennan is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: McLennan is 4.60 au from the Sun and 3.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 308680 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 DY62 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.54 |
| Orbital period | 5.90 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.26 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 4.66 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.427 |
| Inclination | 24.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.867 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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