9999 Wiles

9999 Wiles

File:AnimatedOrbitOf9999Wiles.gif Orbit of 9999 Wiles (blue), planets (red) and the Sun (black). The outermost planet visible is Jupiter.
Discovery
Discovered by	C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld, & T. Gehrels
Discovery date	29 September 1973
Designations
MPC designation	9999 Wiles
Named after	Andrew Wiles
Alternative names	4196 T-2, 1995 EM8
Minor planet category	main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	15250 days (41.75 yr)
Aphelion	3.0380315 AU (454.48304 Gm)
Perihelion	2.6393810 AU (394.84578 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.8387062 AU (424.66440 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.0702169
Orbital period	4.78 yr (1746.9 d)
Mean anomaly	350.2670°
Inclination	3.199406°
Longitude of ascending node	76.37237°
Argument of perihelion	235.08741°
Earth MOID	1.62468 AU (243.049 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.1303 AU (318.69 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	3.4822 h (0.14509 d)
Surface temp. min mean max Kelvin Celsius
Spectral type	C-type asteroid
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.9

9999 Wiles is a C-type asteroid from the asteroid belt. It orbits the Sun every 4.8 years.

It was discovered by C. J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld and T. Gehrels on September 29, 1973. Given the provisional designation 4196 T-2, it was renamed 9999 Wiles in honour of Andrew J. Wiles, who proved Fermat's last theorem.

External links

• Minor Planet Center
• 9999 Wiles at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters