1915 Quetzálcoatl

Summary

1915 Quetzálcoatl is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1915 Quetzálcoatl is credited with the discovery of Albert George Wilson^[3].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[4].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[5].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Palomar Observatory^[6].
• Quetzalcoatl is named after 1915 Quetzálcoatl^[7].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's follows is recorded as Q145822^[8].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's followed by is recorded as 1916 Boreas^[9].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid^[10].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[11].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Quetzalcoatl asteroid symbol (fixed width).svg^[12].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's Commons category is recorded as 1915 Quetzálcoatl^[13].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[14].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's provisional designation is recorded as 1953 EA^[15].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1953-03-09T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g1w8r^[17].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001915^[18].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's asteroid spectral type is recorded as S-type asteroid^[19].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5708'}^[21].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5704939'}^[22].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.5702246324910014'}^[23].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.97'}^[24].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+18.38'}^[25].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.40377'}^[26].
• 1915 Quetzálcoatl's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+20.39923864931689'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[4] and near-Earth object^[5].

History and Context

Quetzalcoatl is named after 1915 Quetzálcoatl^[7].

Why It Matters

1915 Quetzálcoatl ranks in the top 2% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]