(96296) Nanhangda Outer Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 July 1996 by Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program at Xinglong.
Established in 1952, the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, known by the abbreviation Nanhangda, is a high-level multidisciplinary research university.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 5, #17, 23), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Nanhangda is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Nanhangda is 3.15 au from the Sun and 2.29 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 96296 |
| Provisional designation | 1996 OK1 |
| Orbit class | Outer Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.86 km (#6,719 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0790 |
| Rotation period | 0.820 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.24 |
| Orbital period | 5.80 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 3.08 – 3.38 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0473 |
| Inclination | 21.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 2.07 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.