1221 Amor

Summary

1221 Amor is an asteroid^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 1221 Amor is credited with the discovery of Eugène Joseph Delporte^[3].
• 1221 Amor's image is recorded as 1221 Amor orbit.png^[4].
• 1221 Amor's instance of is recorded as asteroid^[5].
• 1221 Amor's instance of is recorded as near-Earth object^[6].
• 1221 Amor's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[7].
• Cupid is named after 1221 Amor^[8].
• 1221 Amor's follows is recorded as Q137100^[9].
• 1221 Amor's followed by is recorded as Q137112^[10].
• 1221 Amor's minor planet group is recorded as Amor asteroid^[11].
• 1221 Amor's minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[12].
• 1221 Amor's astronomic symbol image is recorded as Amor symbol (fixed width).svg^[13].
• 1221 Amor's Commons category is recorded as 1221 Amor^[14].
• 1221 Amor's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[15].
• 1221 Amor's provisional designation is recorded as 1932 EA1^[16].
• 1221 Amor's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1932-03-12T00:00:00Z^[17].
• 1221 Amor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hp9v^[18].
• 1221 Amor's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 20001221^[19].
• 1221 Amor's significant event is recorded as naming^[20].
• 1221 Amor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.435'}^[21].
• 1221 Amor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4353207'}^[22].
• 1221 Amor's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4346323375284623'}^[23].
• 1221 Amor's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.7'}^[24].
• 1221 Amor's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+17.37'}^[25].
• 1221 Amor's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.879'}^[26].
• 1221 Amor's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+11.87658'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include asteroid^[5] and near-Earth object^[6].

History and Context

Cupid is named after 1221 Amor^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for 1221 Amor include Amor asteroid^[28], a minor planet group^[29].

Why It Matters

1221 Amor ranks in the top 1% of asteroid entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Amor asteroid^[28], a minor planet group^[29].