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9996 ANS (9070 P-L)
Classification: Main-belt Asteroid          SPK-ID: 2009996
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456400.5 (2013-Apr-18.0) TDB
Reference: MPO250310 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e 0.2358211 n/a  
a 2.7960137 n/a AU
q 2.1366547 n/a AU
i 7.66157 n/a deg
node 209.36395 n/a deg
peri 166.66525 n/a deg
M 74.43144 n/a deg
tp 2456047.4296256
(2012-Apr-29.92962560)		 n/a JED
period 1707.6834037
4.68		 n/a
n/a		 d
yr
n 0.21081191 n/a deg/d
Q 3.4553727 n/a AU
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      743  
   first obs. used      1960-??-??  
   last obs. used      2013-01-18  
   # oppositions      16  
   planetary ephem.      DE403  
   condition code      0  
   fit RMS      0.54  
   data source      MPC:mpn  
   producer      MPCLINUX  

Additional Information
 T_jup = 3.273 

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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 13.0 mag n/a PDS3 (MPC 33670)  

9996 ANS           Discovered 1960 Oct. 17 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
The Astronomical Netherlands Satellite (ANS) was launched on 1974 Aug. 30 as the first Dutch satellite. Designed as an astronomical observatory, for 20 months it observed celestial objects at ultraviolet and x-ray wavelengths. ANS discovered the x-ray bursts and detected x-rays from Capella.
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Reference: 20001111/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2013-03-29

Alternate Designations
 9070 P-L = 1974 SH2 = 1996 GP17 
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