(17603) Qoyllurwasi Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 September 1995 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K. at Kitami.
Qoyllurwasi means “house of stars” in the Incan language, Quechua. The name was chosen to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the “Mutsumi Ishitsuka” National Planetarium of the Geophysical Institute of Peru.Naming citation (MPC batch dated 2013-08-21), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Qoyllurwasi is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Qoyllurwasi is 3.15 au from the Sun and 4.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 17603 |
| Provisional designation | 1995 SG5 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Rotation period | 23.5 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.67 |
| Orbital period | 4.66 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.79 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.13 – 3.45 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Inclination | 16.6° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.14 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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