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2022 West

asteroid
Thing Asteroid Q784240

Facts

27 properties
Instance of
asteroid
Follows
2021 Poincaré[4]
Followed by
2023 Asaph[5]
Absolute magnitude
+11.6, +11.88[17][18]
Albedo
+0.175[37]
Apoapsis
+3.026, +3.021157255835035[28][29]
Argument of periapsis
+37.04321, +38.61463259402525[32][33]
Asteroid spectral type
S-type asteroid[12]
Diameter
+12.634[36]
Discoverer or inventor
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth[1]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[38]
Longitude of ascending node
+2.50698, +2.260754100969478[24][25]
Mean anomaly
+106.06425, +4.268234611799917[34][35]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[6]
Named after
Richard Martin West[3]
Orbital eccentricity
0.12 (0.12–0.12, n=3)[14][15][16]
Orbital inclination
+5.65942, +5.655044261137372[19][20]
Orbital period
+4.45, +1625.82464119094[21][22]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[7]
Periapsis
+2.3841870, +2.390706384697262[30][31]
Provisional designation
1938 CK, 1949 TA, 1973 AP[8][9][10]
Rotation period
+14.14[23]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.7052863, +2.705931820266148[26][27]
Significant event
naming[13]
Show all 27 facts +3
Site of astronomical discovery
Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory[2]
Time of discovery or invention
February 7, 1938[11]
Time of periapsis
+2460981.2238860936
🏷️ Also known as
en West de (2022) West el 2022 Γουέστ fa سیارک ۲۰۲۲ ja ウェスト ru Вест ru 1949 TA ru 1938 CK ru 1973 AP ru (2022) 1938 CK ru (2022) Вест uk 2022 Вест zh 小行星2022
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03ykz12
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20002022
Minor Planet Center body ID
2022

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  1. [1] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Asteroid spectral type → S-type asteroid
    Epoch → November 21, 2025
    Rotation period → 14.14 hour
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → 2.705286 astronomical unit, 2.705932 astronomical unit
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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