1221 Amor
Asteroid
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1221 Amor is an asteroid and near-Earth object on an eccentric orbit, approximately 1 kilometer in diameter. It is the namesake of the Amor asteroids, the second-largest subgroup of near-Earth objects. Wikipedia
Orbital period: 971 days
Asteroid group: Amor asteroid
Discoverer: Eugène Joseph Delporte
Discovered: March 12, 1932
Earth MOID: 0.1069 AU (41.6 LD)
Minor planet category: NEO; Amor; Amor (II)
Named after: Cupid, Roman analogue of Eros; (Classical mythology)