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The $\nu 9$ band of ethane has been studied extensively and line positions and room temperature intensities are well characterized. In this paper we present temperature dependent intensity data on $\nu 9$ as well as the torsional hot band $\nu 9+\nu 4-\nu 4$. .This work is concentrated in wavelength regions where $\nu 9$ of ethane is observable using $CO2$ laser heterodyne techniques where the hot band intensities are of great interest to astronomers.