(59369) Chanco Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 March 1999 by T. Pauwels at Uccle.
Chanco is a toponym used by the Flemish scientist-author Godefridi Wendelini (1580–1667), who named the Belgian city of Genk as Chanco in the Leges Salicae Illustratae. It is the oldest written name in the old Franco-German language, meaning “stallion”. Name suggested by G. Canonaco.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #21, 6), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chanco is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chanco is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.58 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 59369 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 EB5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 5.09 km (#10,443 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0750 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.0 |
| Orbital period | 5.11 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.59 – 3.35 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 3.25° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.58 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.