(269550) Chur Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 2009 by J. De Queiroz at Falera.
The city of Chur, capital of Grisons canton, is the oldest town in Switzerland, with a settlement history dating back 5,000 years.Naming citation (20110715/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Chur is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Chur is 2.90 au from the Sun and 1.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 269550 |
| Provisional designation | 2009 WT5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.34 |
| Orbital period | 4.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.43 – 2.97 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0993 |
| Inclination | 14.3° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.43 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.