(22168) Weissflog Mars-crossing Asteroid
Discovered on 30 November 2000 by Kandler, J., Lehmann, G. at Drebach.
German ski jumper Jens Weissflog (b. 1964) was born in the Erzgebirge mountains in Saxony. He won Olympic medals in Sarajevo (1984) and Lillehammer (1994) and became world champion several times. Small in stature, he is nicknamed the “Fichtelberg flea”.Naming citation (20030501/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Weissflog is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Weissflog is 2.73 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 22168 |
| Provisional designation | 2000 WX158 |
| Orbit class | Mars-crossing Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.88 |
| Orbital period | 3.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.16 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.57 – 2.74 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.269 |
| Inclination | 2.98° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.559 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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