(10679) Chankaochang Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.
Chan-Kao “Rex” Chang (b. 1976) is a researcher at the National Central University of Taiwan whose work includes searching for fast-rotating asteroids in Palomar Transient Factory survey data and rotation rate distribution studies.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-03-12), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chankaochang is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chankaochang is 3.11 au from the Sun and 2.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 10679 |
| Provisional designation | 1979 MH6 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.01 km (#7,633 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0900 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.96 |
| Orbital period | 5.19 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.00 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.87 – 3.13 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0428 |
| Inclination | 11.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.89 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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