(1801) Titicaca Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 23 September 1952 by M. Itzigsohn at La Plata.
Where Titicaca is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Titicaca is 2.87 au from the Sun and 1.99 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1801 |
| Provisional designation | 1952 SP1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 22.0 km (#1,973 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.172 |
| Rotation period | 3.21 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.31 |
| Orbital period | 5.24 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.02 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.80 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0710 |
| Inclination | 11.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.82 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.