12447 Yatescup (1996 XA12) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 4 1996 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. It is named after the Yates Cup a Canadian football trophy awarded to the Ontario University Athletics football champion. It was first presented in 1898 and is the oldest active football trophy in North America.
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