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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | E. F. Helin | |||||||||
| Discovery date | January 9, 1992 | |||||||||
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 9963 Sandage | |||||||||
| Named after | Allan Sandage | |||||||||
| Alternate name(s) | 1992 AN, 1976 NH, 1989 CK6 | |||||||||
| Epoch October 27, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Ap | 2.9975377 AU | |||||||||
| Peri | 1.6843943 AU | |||||||||
| Semi-major axis | 2.340966 AU | |||||||||
| Eccentricity | 0.2804704 | |||||||||
| Orbital period | 1308.2510595 d | |||||||||
| Mean anomaly | 222.20962° | |||||||||
| Inclination | 23.45447° | |||||||||
| Longitude of ascending node | 117.01564° | |||||||||
| Argument of peri | 241.23861° | |||||||||
| Surface temp. Kelvin Celsius |
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| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.6 | |||||||||
9963 Sandage is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.58 years.[1]
Discovered on January 9, 1992 by E. F. Helin, it was given the provisional designation "1992 AN". It was later renamed "Sandage" after Allan Sandage, an American astronomer.[2]
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