(1996) Adams Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 October 1961 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Where Adams is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Adams is 2.23 au from the Sun and 1.74 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1996 |
| Provisional designation | 1961 UA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.4 km (#3,926 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.183 |
| Rotation period | 3.31 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.79 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.20 – 2.91 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Inclination | 15.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.20 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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- (1728) Goethe Link
- (1729) Beryl
- (1741) Giclas
- (1746) Brouwer
- (1751) Herget
- (1761) Edmondson
- (1762) Russell
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