1980 Tezcatlipoca
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Tezcatlipoca | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. G. Wilson A.A.E. Wallenquist |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 19 June 1950 |
| Designations | |
| (1980) Tezcatlipoca | |
| Pronunciation | /ˌtɛzkætliˈpoʊkə/ |
Named after | Tezcatlipoca (Aztec creator god) |
| 1950 LA | |
| NEO · Amor | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 66.96 yr (24,458 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.3331 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.0858 AU |
| 1.7094 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3648 |
| 2.24 yr (816 days) | |
| 328.60° | |
| 0° 26m 27.6s / day | |
| Inclination | 26.869° |
| 246.57° | |
| 115.49° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.2455 AU · 95.6 LD |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.3 km (Gehrels) 4.36±0.10 4.50±0.04 km 5.998 km 6.00 km (taken) 6.012±0.083 km 6.66 km |
| 7.24612±0.00005 h 7.2505±0.0008 h 7.251±0.002 h 7.25225 h 7.25226±0.00005 h | |
| 0.1279 0.132±0.028 0.145 0.247±0.005 0.25 (Gehrels) 0.26±0.03 0.47±0.43 | |
| SU (Tholen) Sl (SMASS) Sw (ExploreNEOs) S (LCDB) B–V = 0.955 U–B = 0.455 | |
| 13.6 · 13.87 · 13.92 · 13.96±0.1 · 14.30±1.07 | |
1980 Tezcatlipoca, provisional designation 1950 LA, is an eccentric, stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Amor group, approximately 6 kilometers (4 mi) in diameter.
It was discovered on 19 June 1950, by American astronomer Albert Wilson and Swedish astronomer Åke Wallenquist at the U.S. Palomar Observatory in California. It was named after the Aztec deity Tezcatlipoca.