(1980) Tezcatlipoca Amor

Discovered on 19 June 1950 by Wilson, A. G., Wallenquist, A. A. E. at Palomar.

Where Tezcatlipoca is today

Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tezcatlipoca is 1.09 au from the Sun and 0.655 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Number	1980
Provisional designation	1950 LA
Orbit class	Amor · near-Earth
Diameter	4.30 km (#12,042 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo	0.250
Rotation period	7.25 hours
Spectral type	SU
Absolute magnitude (H)	13.8
Orbital period	2.24 years
Semi-major axis	1.71 au
Perihelion – aphelion	1.09 – 2.33 au
Eccentricity	0.365
Inclination	26.9°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)	0.245 au