1996 Adams

1996 Adams
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**1996 Adams**
Discovery ^A

Discoverer	Indiana Asteroid Program
Discovery date	October 16, 1961
Alternate designations ^B	1932 RM; 1961 TB₂; 1961 UA; 1969 TW₂; 1971 BY₁; 1973 SJ₃
Category	Main belt
Orbital elements ^C
Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5)
Eccentricity (e)	0.139
Semi-major axis (a)	382.720 G m (2.558 AU)
Perihelion (q)	329.535 Gm (2.203 AU)
Aphelion (Q)	435.905 Gm (2.914 AU)
Orbital period (P)	1494.625 d (4.09 a)
Mean orbital speed	18.53 km/s
Inclination (i)	15.141°
Longitude of the ascending node (Ω)	1.154°
Argument of perihelion (ω)	354.815°
Mean anomaly (M)	352.836°
Physical characteristics ^D
Diameter	? km
Mass	?×10^? kg
Density	? g/cm³
Surface gravity	? m/s²
Escape velocity	? km/s
Rotation period	? d
Spectral class	?
Absolute magnitude	12.1
Albedo (geometric)	0.10?
Mean surface temperature	~174 K
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1996 Adams is the name of an asteroid that was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program. It is named in honour of John Couch Adams, British mathematician and astronomer who, simultaneously with Urbain Le Verrier, predicted the existence and position of Neptune.

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