(745492) Saanich Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 29 August 2003 by K. Perrett D. D. Balam at Maunakea.
Saanich is a municipality located on southern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada and is the traditional territory of the Songhees, Esquimalt, and Wsanec nations. The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada is located in Saanich.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #5, 27), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Saanich is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Saanich is 2.82 au from the Sun and 3.71 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 745492 |
| Provisional designation | 2011 CH21 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 17.25 |
| Orbital period | 5.12 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.97 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.73 – 3.21 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0798 |
| Inclination | 12.5° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.75 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.