12727 Cavendish

Summary

12727 Cavendish is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 12727 Cavendish is credited with the discovery of Eric Walter Elst^[3].
• 12727 Cavendish's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12727 Cavendish's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as European Southern Observatory^[5].
• 12727 Cavendish's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as La Silla Observatory^[6].
• Henry Cavendish is named after 12727 Cavendish^[7].
• 12727 Cavendish's follows is recorded as (12726) 1991 PQ16^[8].
• 12727 Cavendish's followed by is recorded as (12728) 1991 RP1^[9].
• 12727 Cavendish's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[10].
• 12727 Cavendish's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 12727 Cavendish's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 PB20^[12].
• 12727 Cavendish's provisional designation is recorded as 1995 WO2^[13].
• 12727 Cavendish's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 SW14^[14].
• 12727 Cavendish's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1991-08-14T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 12727 Cavendish's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03y1597^[16].
• 12727 Cavendish's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012727^[17].
• 12727 Cavendish's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 12727 Cavendish's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09'}^[19].
• 12727 Cavendish's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0870650'}^[20].
• 12727 Cavendish's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.08620863352345264'}^[21].
• 12727 Cavendish's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.9'}^[22].
• 12727 Cavendish's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.07'}^[23].
• 12727 Cavendish's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.90739'}^[24].
• 12727 Cavendish's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.906384125295438'}^[25].
• 12727 Cavendish's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.43'}^[26].
• 12727 Cavendish's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1251.255147071837'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12727 Cavendish's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Henry Cavendish is named after 12727 Cavendish^[7].

Why It Matters

12727 Cavendish ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]