(16022) Wissnergross Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 10 February 1999 by LINEAR at Socorro.
Zachary Daniel Wissner-Gross (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his physics project. He attends the Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, New York.Naming citation (20030216/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Wissnergross is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Wissnergross is 2.66 au from the Sun and 1.69 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 16022 |
| Provisional designation | 1999 CJ86 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 2.61 km (#16,039 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.179 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.63 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.36 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.95 – 2.78 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.176 |
| Inclination | 2.07° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.933 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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