9996 ANS

Summary

9996 ANS is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 9996 ANS is credited with the discovery of Cornelis Johannes van Houten^[3].
• 9996 ANS is credited with the discovery of Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld^[4].
• 9996 ANS is credited with the discovery of Tom Gehrels^[5].
• 9996 ANS's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 9996 ANS's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[7].
• Astronomical Netherland Satellite is named after 9996 ANS^[8].
• 9996 ANS followed Q638728^[9].
• 9996 ANS was followed by 9997 COBE^[10].
• 9996 ANS's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 9996 ANS's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 9996 ANS's provisional designation is recorded as 1974 SH2^[13].
• 9996 ANS's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 GP17^[14].
• 9996 ANS's provisional designation is recorded as 9070 P-L^[15].
• 9996 ANS's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1960-10-17T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 9996 ANS's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 9996 ANS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.24'}^[18].
• 9996 ANS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.2356970'}^[19].
• 9996 ANS's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.233425872942248'}^[20].
• 9996 ANS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.6'}^[21].
• 9996 ANS's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+13.84'}^[22].
• 9996 ANS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.65987'}^[23].
• 9996 ANS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.66204'}^[24].
• 9996 ANS's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+7.656419387849227'}^[25].
• 9996 ANS's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q577', 'amount': '+4.67'}^[26].
• 9996 ANS's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+1709.518696929251'}^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

9996 ANS's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Origins

Astronomical Netherland Satellite is named after 9996 ANS^[8].

Why It Matters

9996 ANS has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]