(2022) West
Asteroid (2022) West |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.705 AU |
eccentricity | 0.12 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.382 AU - 3.028 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.66 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 2.532 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 37.342 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 29th November 2016 |
Sidereal period | 4.45 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 13 km |
Absolute brightness | 11.6 mag |
Spectral class | SMASS: S |
history | |
Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | February 7, 1938 |
Another name | 1938 CK, 1949 TA, 1973 AP |
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. |
(2022) West ( 1938 CK ; 1949 TA ; 1973 AP ) is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 7, 1938 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.
designation
The asteroid was named after the Danish astronomer Richard Martin West (* 1941) who worked at the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid West: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2022) West in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volume 1 . Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2003, 5th edition, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 . Page 164 (English)