(418419) Lacanto Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 June 2008 by M. Ory at Vicques.
The Jesuit school in the medieval town of Porrentruy was founded in 1591 by the bishop of Basel, Jacques-Christophe Blarer of Wartensee. In 1979 the old school became the Lycée cantonal, which is nicknamed “La Canto” by students. The discoverer has taught physics there for more than thirty years.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #7, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Lacanto is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lacanto is 3.00 au from the Sun and 3.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 418419 |
| Provisional designation | 2008 MT1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.35 km (#11,952 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0450 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.01 |
| Orbital period | 4.81 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.85 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.52 – 3.18 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.114 |
| Inclination | 15.8° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.57 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.