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References
- ↑ "996 Hilaritas (1923 NM)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.), Springer, p. 85, ISBN 3642297188.
- ↑ Strabla, Luca; Quadri, Ulisse; Girelli, Roberto (January 2011), "Lightcurve Analysis of 996 Hilaritas", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 38 (1): 14–15, Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...14S.
