12863 Whitfield

Summary

12863 Whitfield is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 12863 Whitfield is credited with the discovery of Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research^[3].
• 12863 Whitfield's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 12863 Whitfield's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Experimental Test Site^[5].
• 12863 Whitfield's follows is recorded as (12862) 1998 KV37^[6].
• 12863 Whitfield's followed by is recorded as 12864 Ryandrake^[7].
• 12863 Whitfield's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[8].
• 12863 Whitfield's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• 12863 Whitfield's provisional designation is recorded as 1977 DN10^[10].
• 12863 Whitfield's provisional designation is recorded as 1992 UV9^[11].
• 12863 Whitfield's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 KE48^[12].
• 12863 Whitfield's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-05-22T00:00:00Z^[13].
• 12863 Whitfield's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ykzcg^[14].
• 12863 Whitfield's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20012863^[15].
• 12863 Whitfield's significant event is recorded as naming^[16].
• 12863 Whitfield's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.10'}^[17].
• 12863 Whitfield's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0959471'}^[18].
• 12863 Whitfield's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.09657812943902297'}^[19].
• 12863 Whitfield's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.6'}^[20].
• 12863 Whitfield's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.79'}^[21].
• 12863 Whitfield's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.93276'}^[22].
• 12863 Whitfield's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+2.933738867904658'}^[23].
• 12863 Whitfield's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.42'}^[24].
• 12863 Whitfield's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1248.185022577012'}^[25].
• 12863 Whitfield's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+125.80350'}^[26].
• 12863 Whitfield's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+125.7067151682879'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

12863 Whitfield's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

Why It Matters

12863 Whitfield has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]