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(35297) 1996 VS3

Summary

(35297) 1996 VS3 is an asteroid[1]. (35297) 1996 VS3 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • (35297) 1996 VS3 is credited with the discovery of Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program[3].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Xinglong Station[5].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3 followed (35296) 1996 VY1[6].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3 was followed by (35298) 1996 VH5[7].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt[8].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun[9].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 VS3[10].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's provisional designation is recorded as 2000 US6[11].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's time of discovery or invention is recorded as November 2, 1996[12].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.12'}[13].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1165623'}[14].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1139456820961591'}[15].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.0'}[16].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+15.15'}[17].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.19985'}[18].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+3.194771113353939'}[19].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.86'}[20].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1411.8001897708'}[21].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+43.59001'}[22].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+43.55039637341804'}[23].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4627463'}[24].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.462917546097807'}[25].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.750'}[26].
  • (35297) 1996 VS3's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.74355636583452'}[27].

Body

Designation and Status

(35297) 1996 VS3's instance of is recorded as asteroid[4].

Why It Matters

(35297) 1996 VS3 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. 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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Peter James · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program
    Apoapsis → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.750'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.74355636583452'}
    Semi-major axis of an orbit → {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.4627463'}, {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.462917546097807'}
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