Asteroid 52387, Huitzilopochtli, was discovered on July 20, 1993 by Eric W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory. It has a period of 1 year, 165 days.
It was named for the Aztec god of the sun and patron of the city of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City).
Huitzilopochtli as depicted in the Codex Borbonicus
Astrologically, Huitzilopochtli seems to indicate sacrifice deemed necessary.