(2022) West Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 February 1938 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
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Where West is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: West is 2.67 au from the Sun and 3.16 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 2022 |
| Provisional designation | 1938 CK |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.6 km (#3,855 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.175 |
| Rotation period | 14.1 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.86 |
| Orbital period | 4.45 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.71 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.39 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.117 |
| Inclination | 5.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.40 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 7 February 1938
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- (913) Otila
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- (920) Rogeria
- (921) Jovita
- (922) Schlutia
- (923) Herluga
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