(2322) Kitt Peak Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 28 October 1954 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Kitt Peak is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kitt Peak is 2.29 au from the Sun and 2.40 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2322 |
| Provisional designation | 1954 UQ2 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 16.0 km (#2,882 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0571 |
| Rotation period | 8.46 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0420 |
| Inclination | 2.40° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 28 October 1954
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- (1729) Beryl
- (1741) Giclas
- (1746) Brouwer
- (1751) Herget
- (1761) Edmondson
- (1762) Russell
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