(22440) Bangsgaard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 May 1996 by Galad, A., Pravda, A. at Modra.
Nicolai Bangsgaard (b. 1976) is a Danish traveler and biker, who spent 1413 days cycling around the world, visiting 53 countries on six continents.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #12, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Bangsgaard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bangsgaard is 3.96 au from the Sun and 3.32 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22440 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 KA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 13.2 km (#3,631 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0840 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.04 |
| Orbital period | 5.64 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.17 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.96 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.251 |
| Inclination | 11.7° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.42 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.