Asteroids

1980 Tezcatlipoca help

Last update: 2026-11-13 14:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.086

Aphelion (Q)

2.333

Eccentricity (e)

0.365

Inclination (i)

26.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

816.5

Earth MOID

0.24560

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

13.8

mag

Diameter

5000 - 10000*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1950-06-19

Observatory

Palomar Mountain

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.709608

1-sigma variation

9.160E-10

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.364664

1-sigma variation

1.591E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

26.8680

1-sigma variation

2.903E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

246.5412

1-sigma variation

4.813E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

115.4603

1-sigma variation

6.348E-6

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

27.89290

1-sigma variation

4.085E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.086176

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.333041

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.745917

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.295146

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.245601

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

816.4759

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.39108E-19	-4.97046E-18	4.77494E-16	-2.22518E-16	1.16158E-15	-1.94658E-15
e	-4.97046E-18	2.53152E-16	-4.71221E-15	1.79083E-15	-6.99030E-15	2.01791E-14
i	4.77494E-16	-4.71221E-15	8.42478E-12	4.34744E-12	-1.40112E-12	-3.23746E-12
Ω	-2.22518E-16	1.79083E-15	4.34744E-12	2.31659E-11	-2.22547E-11	1.96021E-12
ω	1.16158E-15	-6.99030E-15	-1.40112E-12	-2.22547E-11	4.02922E-11	-1.73960E-11
M	-1.94658E-15	2.01791E-14	-3.23746E-12	1.96021E-12	-1.73960E-11	1.66881E-11

Date of computation: 2026-11-13 14:46 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

263

Unit

Source

[1]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

13.801

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[3]

Diameter

Value

5000 - 10000*

Unit

Source

[3]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Photometric Survey (NEAPS): Paper 3. Skiff, Brian A et al.
[2]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

27905

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.293496

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1950-06-19.29097

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-12.272482

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

10158 (34)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
35.02278537	310.79991110	0.24560103	MINIMUM
308.66260386	185.52867445	0.48409112	MINIMUM
335.63747652	223.40184171	0.50879511	SADDLE
171.80046291	75.20942825	1.48742119	SADDLE
353.42376592	72.09254068	2.03193528	SADDLE
183.10797381	263.51110310	3.27369686	MAXIMUM

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