Near-Earth asteroid
1980 Tezcatlipoca (1950 LA)
1980 Tezcatlipoca (1950 LA) is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 4.6–10.3 km (2.9–6.4 mi), in the AMO orbit class. NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.
Not potentially hazardous
4.6–10.3 km
Estimated diameter
13.8
Absolute magnitude (H)
0
Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200
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Upcoming close approaches to Earth
No approaches within 0.2 au are calculated between now and 2200.
Orbit
- Orbit class
- AMO — Near-Earth asteroid orbits similar to that of 1221 Amor
- Orbital period
- 816.4 days (2.24 years)
- Minimum orbit intersection distance
- 0.24492 au (36,639,510 km)
- Observed
- June 19, 1950 to October 24, 2026
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Sources
- Size, hazard status and this week’s approach — NASA NeoWs (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
- Close-approach list — JPL SBDB Close Approach Data API (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
- Full orbit details — JPL Small-Body Database: 1980 Tezcatlipoca (1950 LA)
Distances are nominal predictions and can change with new observations. OpenOrbit is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA or JPL.