12447 Yatescup

Summary

12447 Yatescup is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12447 Yatescup is credited with the discovery of Spacewatch^[3].
• 12447 Yatescup's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12447 Yatescup's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kitt Peak National Observatory^[5].
• Yates Cup is named after 12447 Yatescup^[6].
• 12447 Yatescup's follows is recorded as 12446 Juliabryant^[7].
• 12447 Yatescup's followed by is recorded as 12448 Mr. Tompkins^[8].
• 12447 Yatescup's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 12447 Yatescup's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 12447 Yatescup's provisional designation is recorded as 1979 SW1^[11].
• 12447 Yatescup's provisional designation is recorded as 1985 JA1^[12].
• 12447 Yatescup's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XA12^[13].
• 12447 Yatescup's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 NK^[14].
• 12447 Yatescup's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-04T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12447 Yatescup's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yl518^[16].
• 12447 Yatescup's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012447^[17].
• 12447 Yatescup's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12447 Yatescup's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[19].
• 12447 Yatescup's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2086917'}^[20].
• 12447 Yatescup's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2084350641469868'}^[21].
• 12447 Yatescup's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.2'}^[22].
• 12447 Yatescup's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.39'}^[23].
• 12447 Yatescup's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.40341'}^[24].
• 12447 Yatescup's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.401013888730174'}^[25].
• 12447 Yatescup's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.18'}^[26].
• 12447 Yatescup's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1163.13786481352'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12447 Yatescup's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Yates Cup is named after 12447 Yatescup^[6].

Why It Matters

12447 Yatescup ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]