1980 Tezcatlipoca

1980 Tezcatlipoca
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Tezcatlipoca
Discovery[1]
Discovered byA. G. Wilson
A.A.E. Wallenquist
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date19 June 1950
Designations
(1980) Tezcatlipoca
Pronunciation/ˌtɛzkætliˈpoʊkə/
Named after
Tezcatlipoca
(Aztec creator god)[2]
1950 LA
NEO · Amor[1][3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc66.96 yr (24,458 days)
Aphelion2.3331 AU
Perihelion1.0858 AU
1.7094 AU
Eccentricity0.3648
2.24 yr (816 days)
328.60°
0° 26m 27.6s / day
Inclination26.869°
246.57°
115.49°
Earth MOID0.2455 AU · 95.6 LD
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.3 km (Gehrels)[1]
4.36±0.10[4]
4.50±0.04 km[5]
5.998 km[6]
6.00 km (taken)[7]
6.012±0.083 km[8]
6.66 km[9]
7.24612±0.00005 h[10]
7.2505±0.0008 h[11]
7.251±0.002 h[12]
7.25225 h[13]
7.25226±0.00005 h[14]
0.1279[6][7]
0.132±0.028[8]
0.145[9]
0.247±0.005[5]
0.25 (Gehrels)[1]
0.26±0.03[4]
0.47±0.43[15]
SU (Tholen)[1]
Sl (SMASS)[1]
Sw (ExploreNEOs)[16]
S (LCDB)[7]
B–V = 0.955[1]
U–B = 0.455[1]
13.6[9] · 13.87[4] · 13.92[1][5][8] · 13.96±0.1[6][7][11] · 14.30±1.07[17]

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.[3] It was named after the Aztec deity Tezcatlipoca.[2]

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