(22423) Kudlacek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 1995 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
Trina Kudlacek (b. 1967) is a long-term volunteer with the University of Hawaii's Friends of the Institute for Astronomy, who helped arrange eclipse expeditions. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2017-07-09), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Kudlacek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Kudlacek is 2.93 au from the Sun and 3.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22423 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 YJ12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 3.15 km (#14,836 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.63 |
| Orbital period | 4.25 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.62 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.31 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.118 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.