12448 Mr. Tompkins

Summary

12448 Mr. Tompkins is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12448 Mr. Tompkins is credited with the discovery of Miloš Tichý^[3].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins is credited with the discovery of Zdeněk Moravec^[4].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins is credited with the discovery of Kleť Observatory^[5].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Kleť Observatory^[7].
• Mr Tompkins is named after 12448 Mr. Tompkins^[8].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's follows is recorded as 12447 Yatescup^[9].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's followed by is recorded as (12449) 1996 XL31^[10].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 QD10^[13].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's provisional designation is recorded as 1996 XW18^[14].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1996-12-12T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/043lsf1^[16].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012448^[17].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.13'}^[19].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1313104'}^[20].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1320197854830171'}^[21].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.1'}^[22].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.31'}^[23].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.77124'}^[24].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+7.777515963594279'}^[25].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.48'}^[26].
• 12448 Mr. Tompkins's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1270.280677698009'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12448 Mr. Tompkins's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

History and Context

Mr Tompkins is named after 12448 Mr. Tompkins^[8].

Why It Matters

12448 Mr. Tompkins ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]