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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery date | October 16, 1961 |
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Designations
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| Named after | John Couch Adams |
| Alternate name(s) | 1932 RM; 1961 TB2; 1961 UA; 1969 TW2; 1971 BY1; 1973 SJ3 |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion | 435.905 Gm (2.914 AU) |
| Perihelion | 329.535 Gm (2.203 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 382.720 Gm (2.558 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.139 |
| Orbital period | 1494.625 d (4.09 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.53 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 352.836° |
| Inclination | 15.141° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 1.154° |
| Argument of perihelion | 354.815° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~174 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.1 |
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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