(22165) Kathydouglas Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 November 2000 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Kathy Douglas mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Coppell Middle School West, Coppell, Texas.Naming citation (20051019/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kathydouglas is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kathydouglas is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.91 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22165 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WX137 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 78.1 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.46 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.05 – 2.53 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.106 |
| Inclination | 3.36° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.06 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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