4 Huichilobos
 A color image of 4 Huichilobos. | |
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Francisco Durán Jiménez |
| Discovery date | 5 September 1806 |
| Designations | |
| 4 Huichilobos | |
| Pronunciation | [wi.tʃiˈlo.βos] |
Named after | Huitzilopochtli |
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| Main belt | |
| Adjectives | Huichilan |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 9 January 2015 | |
| Aphelion | 2.57138 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.15221 AU |
| 2.36179 AU | |
| 3.63 years (1,325.75 days) | |
| Known satellites | None |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 414.71 ml. (359.12 mi.; 577.95 km.) |
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Huichilobos (designated as 4 Huichilobos, alternatively known as 4 Huitzilopochtli), and sometimes referred to as 4 Felipe, is one of the largest objects in the Asteroid Belt. Discovered on 5 September 1806 by Creeperian astronomer Francisco Durán Jiménez, Huichilobos is 414.71 millas (359.12 miles; 577.95 kilometers) in mean diameter, making it the second largest known asteroid in the Asteroid Belt after Ceres. It is named after Huitzilopochtli, the Creeperian pagan god of the Sun, war, and all gods.
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History
Discovery
On 5 September 1806, Creeperian astronomer Francisco Durán Jiménez was observing the various constellations of the night sky and educating his then eleven-year-old son basic information about constellations, stars, and how to properly use a telescope. At around 10 p.m. that night, Durán Jiménez discovered Huichilobos by accident, and continued further observations of the object in the following nights to ensure that he had in fact discovered a new solar system body.
Naming and controversy
Durán Jiménez named the object Huichilobos after Huitzilopochtli, the Creeperian pagan god of the Sun, war, and all gods. Until 1833, the object had continuously been referred to as Huichilobos, but with the installment of a fundamentalist Catholic government in Creeperopolis, the name came under criticism from the government, labelling the name as blasphemous and heretical. As a result, the Creeperian government ordered the name of the object be changed to Felipe, after Saint King Felipe I, and the new name was used until 1888 by the Creeperian government, when legislation passed by the parliament reverted the name back to Huichilobos. Since the end of the Creeperian Civil War in 1949, both Huichilobos and Felipe have been used in Creeperopolis in reference to the object, being referred to as 4 Huichilobos and 4 Felipe to clarify that both names refer to the same object.
Geological history
Surface features
| Maps of Huichilobos |
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