(75058) Hanau Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 November 1999 by Saji at Saji.
Named after the German city of Hanau, famous as the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm. Hanau is a sister city of Tottori, where the Saji observatory is located.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #19, 5), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Hanau is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Hanau is 2.71 au from the Sun and 3.55 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 75058 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 VK5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.26 |
| Orbital period | 4.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.57 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.41 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0631 |
| Inclination | 2.87° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.41 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.