9963 Sandage

Infobox Planet
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width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = 993 Sandage
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caption = Orbit of 9963 Sandage (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer = E. F. Helin
discovered = January 9, 1992
designations = yes
mp_name = 9963 Sandage
alt_names = 1992 AN, 1976 NH, mp|1989 CK|6
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 2.9975377 AU
perihelion = 1.6843943 AU
semimajor = 2.340966 AU
eccentricity = 0.2804704
period = 1308.2510595 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 23.45447°
asc_node = 117.01564°
mean_anomaly = 222.20962°
arg_peri = 241.23861°
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
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density =
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sidereal_day =
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albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 = Celsius
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 13.6

9963 Sandage is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.58 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9963;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#elem | title = 9963 Sandage (1992 AN)|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]

Discovered on January 9, 1992 by E. F. Helin, it was given the provisional designation "1992 AN". It was later renamed "Sandage" after Allan Sandage, an American astronomer. ["MPC 43381" Minor Planet Center]

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