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(18529) 1996 WK3

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(18529) 1996 WK3

Summary

(18529) 1996 WK3 is an asteroid[1]. (18529) 1996 WK3 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (18529) 1996 WK3 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's follows is recorded as (18528) 1996 VX30[6].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's followed by is recorded as (18530) 1996 XS1[7].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 WK3[10].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KN16[11].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's provisional designation is recorded as 1999 RO53[12].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-11-28T00:00:00Z[13].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h98dz2[14].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20018529[15].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.15'}[16].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1537754'}[17].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.154709764143487'}[18].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.8'}[19].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.96'}[20].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.07060'}[21].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.06808017485349'}[22].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.6'}[23].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1313.754565596103'}[24].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+17.39'}[25].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+230.65566'}[26].
  • (18529) 1996 WK3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+230.4485759703785'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(18529) 1996 WK3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(18529) 1996 WK3 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (18529) 1996 WK3 is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Orbital period → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.6'}, {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1313.754565596103'}
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+251.31427'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+252.2956818032081'}
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+25.23453'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+321.8573928704899'}
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