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3906 Chao

asteroid
Place Asteroid Q542906

Facts

26 properties

Identity

Instance of
asteroid
More facts +25
Follows
3905 Doppler[5]
Followed by
3907 Kilmartin[6]
Absolute magnitude
10.6 (10.5–10.6, n=3)[19][20][21]
Albedo
+0.048[40]
Apoapsis
+3.137, +3.143210729090577[31][32]
Argument of periapsis
+208.31020, +208.7144759822315[35][36]
Diameter
+46.247[39]
Discoverer or inventor
Carolyn S. Shoemaker[2]
Epoch
November 21, 2025[41]
Longitude of ascending node
+149.13849, +148.9964681672246[27][28]
Mean anomaly
+32.64613, +143.1327183581263[37][38]
Minor planet group
asteroid belt[7]
Named after
Edward C. T. Chao[4]
Orbital eccentricity
0.07 (0.07–0.07, n=3)[16][17][18]
Orbital inclination
+26.04730, +26.06942820563579[22][23]
Orbital period
+5.02, +1834.037951599665[24][25]
Parent astronomical body
Sun[8]
Periapsis
+2.7303126, +2.721364881526093[33][34]
Provisional designation
1956 GE, 1966 EA, 1986 GB2, 1987 KE1, 1987 MD[9][10][11][12][13]
Rotation period
+11.892[26]
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+2.9336177, +2.932287805308335[29][30]
Significant event
naming[15]
Site of astronomical discovery
Palomar Observatory[3]
Time of discovery or invention
May 31, 1987[14]
Time of periapsis
+2460271.303228932[42]
🏷️ Also known as
en 3906 Chao en Chao de (3906) Chao fa سیارک ۳۹۰۶ ja 3906 チャオ ja チャオ ru (3906) Chao ru (3906) Чао ru Chao ru Чао ru 1987 KE1 ru 1956 GE ru 1966 EA ru 1986 GB2 ru 1987 MD ru (3906) 1987 KE1 uk 3906 Чао zh 小行星3906
🔖 Identifiers · 3
Freebase ID
/m/03y161n
JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID
20003906
Minor Planet Center body ID
3906

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Discoverer or inventor 1
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Epoch 1
November 21, 2025
Instance of 1
asteroid
Minor planet group 1
asteroid belt
Named after 1
Edward C. T. Chao
Parent astronomical body 1
Sun
Site of astronomical discovery 1
Palomar Observatory
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Summary

3906 Chao is an asteroid[1].

Related Entities

Carolyn S. Shoemaker

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Minor Planet Center database. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . minorplanetcenter.net. minorplanetcenter.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . JPL Small-Body Database. Retrieved . ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · AbzalM · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → 3905 Doppler
    Time of periapsis → 2,460,271.303229 Julian day
    Minor planet group → asteroid belt
    Rotation period → 11.892 hour
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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