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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