9996 ANS

Infobox Planet
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name = 9996 ANS
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caption = Orbit of 9996 ANS (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
discovery = yes
discovery_ref = ["MPC 41571" Minor Planet Center]
discoverer = C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld & T. Gehrels
discovered = October 17, 1960
designations = yes
mp_name =
alt_names = 9070 P-L, 1974 SH2, 1996 GP17
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orbit_ref =
epoch = October 27, 2007
aphelion = 3.4520624 AU
perihelion = 2.142778 AU
semimajor = 2.7974202 AU
eccentricity = 0.2340164
period = 1708.9721942 d
avg_speed =
inclination = 7.65987°
asc_node = 209.42007°
mean_anomaly = 13.08807°
arg_peri = 166.62719°
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physical_characteristics = yes
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albedo =
temperatures=yes
temp_name1 = Kelvin
mean_temp_1 =
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temp_name2 = Celsius
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spectral_type = C-type asteroid [cite web|url = http://people.roma2.infn.it/~masi/sdss_smass/|title = Search for Unusual Spectroscopic Candidates Among 40313 minor planets from the 3rd Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog|author = Gianluca Masi, Sergio Foglia & Richard P. Binzel]
abs_magnitude = 13.0

9996 ANS is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.68 years. [cite web|url = http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=9996%20ANS;orb=0;cov=0;log=0#phys_par|title = 9996 ANS (9070 P-L)|publisher = JPL|work = JPL Small-Body Database Browser]

Discovered on October 17, 1960 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on archived photographic plates made by T. Gehrels, it was given the provisional designation 9070 P-L. It was later renamed in honour of the Astronomical Netherlands Satellite, an X-ray and gamma ray telescope located in space.

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