23712 Willpatrick

Summary

23712 Willpatrick is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 23712 Willpatrick is credited with the discovery of Elizabeth R. Dillon^[3].
• 23712 Willpatrick is credited with the discovery of William G. Dillon^[4].
• 23712 Willpatrick is credited with the discovery of George Observatory^[5].
• 23712 Willpatrick's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].
• 23712 Willpatrick's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Brazos Bend State Park^[7].
• 23712 Willpatrick's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as George Observatory^[8].
• 23712 Willpatrick's follows is recorded as (23711) 1997 UT2^[9].
• 23712 Willpatrick's followed by is recorded as (23713) 1998 EQ2^[10].
• 23712 Willpatrick's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 23712 Willpatrick's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[12].
• 23712 Willpatrick's provisional designation is recorded as 1998 AA^[13].
• 23712 Willpatrick's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z^[14].
• 23712 Willpatrick's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03yk__l^[15].
• 23712 Willpatrick's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20023712^[16].
• 23712 Willpatrick's significant event is recorded as naming^[17].
• 23712 Willpatrick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.25'}^[18].
• 23712 Willpatrick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2460139'}^[19].
• 23712 Willpatrick's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2465129919441456'}^[20].
• 23712 Willpatrick's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.7'}^[21].
• 23712 Willpatrick's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.77'}^[22].
• 23712 Willpatrick's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.50209'}^[23].
• 23712 Willpatrick's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+23.50984739002391'}^[24].
• 23712 Willpatrick's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+3.66'}^[25].
• 23712 Willpatrick's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1336.870542210474'}^[26].
• 23712 Willpatrick's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+3.902'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

23712 Willpatrick's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[6].

Why It Matters

23712 Willpatrick ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]