Orbital diagram of Amor (cyan) with Earth, Mars and Jupiter (outermost) on 12 March 1932
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered by
E. Delporte
Discovery site
Uccle Obs.
Discovery date
12 March 1932
Designations
MPC designation
(1221) Amor
Pronunciation
/ˈæmɔːr/[3]
Named after
Cupid, Roman analogue of Eros[4] (Classical mythology)
Alternative designations
1932 EA1
Minor planet category
NEO[5]
Amor[1][6]
Amor (II)
Adjectives
Amorian /əˈmɔːriən/[7]
Symbol
(astrological)
Orbital characteristics[6]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc
86.50 yr (31,595 d)
Aphelion
2.7550 AU
Perihelion
1.0832 AU
Semi-major axis
1.9191 AU
Eccentricity
0.4355
Orbital period (sidereal)
2.66 yr (971 d)
Mean anomaly
102.03°
Mean motion
0° 22m 14.52s / day
Inclination
11.879°
Longitude of ascending node
171.34°
Argument of perihelion
26.656°
Earth MOID
0.1069 AU (41.6 LD)
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
0.857 km(calculated)[8]
1.0 km(est. T. Gehrels)[6]
Geometric albedo
0.15(assumed)[6]
0.20(assumed)[8]
Spectral type
S (assumed)[8]
Absolute magnitude (H)
17.6±0.2[9]
17.7[1][6][8]
1221 Amor/ˈæmɔːr/ is an asteroid and near-Earth object on an eccentric orbit, approximately 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in diameter. It is the namesake of the Amor asteroids, the second-largest subgroup of near-Earth objects. It was discovered by Eugène Delporte at the Uccle Observatory in 1932, the first time that an asteroid was seen to approach Earth so closely.[1] The assumed S-type asteroid is one of few low-numbered asteroids for which no rotation period has been determined.[8] It was assigned the provisional designation 1932 EA1 and named for Cupid, also known as "Amor" in Latin, the Roman equivalent of the Greek god Eros.[4]
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