Discovery date 24 September 1960 Observation arc 20262 days (55.47 yr) Inclination 7.172852° Named after Hugo Grotius Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Alternative names 4028 P-L, 1981 WH9 Discovered 24 September 1960 Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
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Discovered by C.J. van Houten, I. van Houten-Groeneveld & T. Gehrels Aphelion 3.0381069 AU (454.49432 Gm) Perihelion 2.1358181 AU (319.51384 Gm) Discoverers Tom Gehrels, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld | ||
9994 Grotius is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.15 years.
Discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on photographic plates made by T. Gehrels, it was given the provisional designation 4028 P-L. It was later renamed 9994 Grotius, to honour Hugo Grotius.
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