(1915) Quetzálcoatl

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Asteroid
(1915) Quetzálcoatl
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Cupid type
Major semi-axis 2.5449  AU
eccentricity 0.5705
Perihelion - aphelion 1.0929 AU - 3.9969 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 20.4003 °
Length of the ascending node 162.9579 °
Argument of the periapsis 347.8350 °
Sidereal period 4.06 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.68 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 0.5 km
Albedo 0.21
Rotation period 4.9 h
Absolute brightness 18.97 likes
Spectral class SMU
history
Explorer AG Wilson
Date of discovery March 9, 1953
Another name 1953 EA
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1915) Quetzalcoatl is an asteroid of the Amor type that on 9 March 1953 by Albert George Wilson at Mount Palomar was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the Aztec and Toltec deity Quetzalcoatl .

See also