Discovery date 29 September 1973 Alternative names 4196 T-2, 1995 EM8 Observation arc 15250 days (41.75 yr) Orbits Sun | MPC designation 9999 Wiles Minor planet category main belt Discovered 29 September 1973 | |
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Discovered by C. J. van Houten,I. van Houten-Groeneveld,& T. Gehrels Similar 10000 Myriostos, Asteroid belt, Sun, 3047 Goethe | ||
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.
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