- 12447 Yatescup
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = Yatescup
symbol =
caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =Spacewatch
discovery_site =Kitt Peak
discovered =December 4 ,1996
designations = yes
mp_name = 12447
alt_names = 1996 XA12
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 2.6142609
perihelion = 1.7134429
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.2081515
period = 1162.6251663
avg_speed =
inclination = 5.40115
asc_node = 86.54588
mean_anomaly = 44.79406
arg_peri = 192.52156
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=
temp_name1 =
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.212447 Yatescup (1996 XA12) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onDecember 4 ,1996 bySpacewatch atKitt Peak . It is named after theYates Cup , aCanadian football trophy awarded to theOntario University Athletics football champion. It was first presented in 1898 and is the oldest active football trophy in North America. [cite web|url=http://www.rasc.ca/education/asteroids.shtml#12447|title=Yatescup|work=Canadian Asteroids|publisher=Royal Astronomical Society of Canada|accessdate=2008-08-12]References
External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=12447+Yatescup JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 12447 Yatescup]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.