(1915) Quetzalcoatl Amor
Discovered on 9 March 1953 by A. G. Wilson at Palomar.
Where Quetzalcoatl is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Quetzalcoatl is 3.42 au from the Sun and 3.35 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1915 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 EA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 0.500 km (#17,429 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.210 |
| Rotation period | 4.90 hours |
| Spectral type | SMU |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18.38 |
| Orbital period | 4.06 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.55 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.09 – 4.00 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.570 |
| Inclination | 20.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.110 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.