2022 West

2022 West
Discovery [1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date7 February 1938
Designations
(2022) West
Named after
Richard M. West
(Danish astronomer)[2]
1938 CK · 1949 TA
1973 AP
main-belt · (middle)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc79.12 yr (28,897 days)
Aphelion3.0268 AU
Perihelion2.3840 AU
2.7054 AU
Eccentricity0.1188
4.45 yr (1,625 days)
61.733°
0° 13m 17.4s / day
Inclination5.6594°
2.5076°
37.063°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions11.04±0.83 km[3]
12.634±0.341 km[4]
12.916±0.133 km[5]
26.64 km (calculated)[6]
14.14±0.01 h[7]
0.057 (assumed)[6]
0.1682±0.0207[5]
0.175±0.043[4]
0.230±0.036[3]
SMASS = S [1] · C [6]
11.6[1][6] · 11.63±0.05[7] · 11.70±0.19[8] · 12.0[3][5]

2022 West, provisional designation 1938 CK, is a stony asteroid from the middle regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 7 February 1938.[9] The asteroid was named after Danish astronomer Richard M. West.[2]

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