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(29396) 1996 PM3

Summary

(29396) 1996 PM3 is an asteroid[1]. (29396) 1996 PM3 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • (29396) 1996 PM3 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3 followed (29395) 1996 PO1[6].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3 was followed by (29397) 1996 RU3[7].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's provisional designation is recorded as 1990 DF3[10].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 PM3[11].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as August 6, 1996[12].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}[13].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1333101'}[14].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1311622726577299'}[15].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}[16].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.13'}[17].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.16520'}[18].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+13.16521505684687'}[19].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+4.21'}[20].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1539.307410236552'}[21].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+72.7859'}[22].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+149.26296'}[23].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+149.1924300127231'}[24].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.6079864'}[25].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.609063337478178'}[26].
  • (29396) 1996 PM3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.956'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(29396) 1996 PM3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(29396) 1996 PM3 ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).[2] (29396) 1996 PM3 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. 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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 17d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mean anomaly → {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+354.68686'}, {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+194.4337043270417'}
    Instance of → —
    Orbital eccentricity → {'amount': '+0.13'}, {'amount': '+0.1333101'}, {'amount': '+0.1311622726577299'}
    Aliases → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:(29396) 1996 پی ایم 3]]"
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