12437 Westlane

Summary

12437 Westlane is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12437 Westlane is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 12437 Westlane's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12437 Westlane's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Westlane Secondary School is named after 12437 Westlane^[6].
• 12437 Westlane's follows is recorded as (12436) 1996 BY1^[7].
• 12437 Westlane's followed by is recorded as (12438) 1996 CZ^[8].
• 12437 Westlane's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12437 Westlane's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12437 Westlane's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 BN6^[11].
• 12437 Westlane's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-01-18T00:00:00Z^[12].
• 12437 Westlane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykz3_^[13].
• 12437 Westlane's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012437^[14].
• 12437 Westlane's significant event is recorded as naming^[15].
• 12437 Westlane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.17'}^[16].
• 12437 Westlane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1695908'}^[17].
• 12437 Westlane's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1666381461155061'}^[18].
• 12437 Westlane's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.0'}^[19].
• 12437 Westlane's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.16'}^[20].
• 12437 Westlane's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.02498'}^[21].
• 12437 Westlane's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+4.023794847584223'}^[22].
• 12437 Westlane's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+5.21'}^[23].
• 12437 Westlane's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1901.267649349401'}^[24].
• 12437 Westlane's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+73.39424'}^[25].
• 12437 Westlane's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+73.35966485152453'}^[26].
• 12437 Westlane's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0038620'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12437 Westlane's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Westlane Secondary School is named after 12437 Westlane^[6].

Why It Matters

12437 Westlane has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]