(37471) Popocatepetl Inner Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 17 October 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. at Palomar.
The Hungaria planet is named for the 5462-m Mexican volcano Popocatépetl. Several eruptions have occurred since 1994.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 3, #13, 11), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Popocatepetl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Popocatepetl is 1.84 au from the Sun and 1.78 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 37471 |
| Provisional designation | 7082 P-L |
| Orbit class | Inner Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 63.3 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.18 |
| Orbital period | 2.73 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.95 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.76 – 2.14 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0968 |
| Inclination | 22.1° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.771 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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