Source: wikibot/list-of-unnumbered-minor-planets-1996
= List of unnumbered minor planets: 1996
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The "List of unnumbered minor planets: 1996" refers to a collection of minor planets (also known as asteroids) that were discovered in the year 1996 but had not yet been assigned a permanent number by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Minor planets receive a numerical designation after sufficient observation to confirm their orbits.