996 Hilaritas

996 Hilaritas is a Themistian asteroid.

It was discovered in 1923 by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa.

Following Palisa's death in 1925, this asteroid was named for a "happy or contented mind"; qualities associated with the discoverer.

[2] Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2010 show a rotation period of 10.052 ± 0.001 hours with a brightness variation of 0.65 ± 0.03 magnitude.

This article about a C-type asteroid native to the asteroid belt is a stub.