(22456) Salopek Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 4 December 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.
David Stephen Salopek (b. 1963) earned a Ph.D. in cosmology from the University of Toronto in 1989 and worked at the Universities of Cambridge and Alberta. Name suggested and citation prepared by Robert Jedicke and Peter Jedicke.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2016-08-18), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Salopek is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Salopek is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.65 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22456 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 XF12 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.56 |
| Orbital period | 3.72 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.40 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.16 – 2.64 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.101 |
| Inclination | 7.16° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.17 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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