990 Yerkes

Summary

990 Yerkes is an asteroid^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• 990 Yerkes is credited with the discovery of George Van Biesbroeck^[3].
• 990 Yerkes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 990 Yerkes's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Yerkes Observatory^[5].
• Yerkes Observatory is named after 990 Yerkes^[6].
• 990 Yerkes's follows is recorded as Q158489^[7].
• 990 Yerkes's followed by is recorded as Q158497^[8].
• 990 Yerkes's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[9].
• 990 Yerkes's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[10].
• 990 Yerkes's provisional designation is recorded as 1922 MZ^[11].
• 990 Yerkes's provisional designation is recorded as 1961 VB1^[12].
• 990 Yerkes's provisional designation is recorded as A913 UA^[13].
• 990 Yerkes's provisional designation is recorded as A922 WE^[14].
• 990 Yerkes's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1922-11-23T00:00:00Z^[15].
• 990 Yerkes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08mc45^[16].
• 990 Yerkes's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20000990^[17].
• 990 Yerkes's significant event is recorded as naming^[18].
• 990 Yerkes's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.2172447415432369'}^[19].
• 990 Yerkes's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.94'}^[20].
• 990 Yerkes's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+8.783036196205748'}^[21].
• 990 Yerkes's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1592.406158625063'}^[22].
• 990 Yerkes's rotation period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+24.56'}^[23].
• 990 Yerkes's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+353.9272249303151'}^[24].
• 990 Yerkes's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.668723712220905'}^[25].
• 990 Yerkes's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.248489905332643'}^[26].
• 990 Yerkes's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.088957519109167'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

990 Yerkes's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].

History and Context

Yerkes Observatory is named after 990 Yerkes^[6].

Why It Matters

990 Yerkes has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]