Amor asteroid records
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The following is a list of current records for Amor asteroid
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Amor asteroid
The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the asteroid 1221 Amor. They approach the orbit of the Earth from beyond, but do not cross it. Most Amors do cross the orbit of Mars...
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| Record | |Value | ||
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| Discovery Records | Year | ||
| First Discovered | 433 Eros 433 Eros 433 Eros is a near-Earth asteroid discovered in 1898, and the first asteroid to be orbited by a probe . It is an S-type asteroid approximately 34.4×11.2×11.2 km in size, the second-largest NEA after 1036 Ganymed, and belongs to the Amor group.Eros is a Mars-crosser asteroid, the first known... |
1898 | |
| First Recognised | 1221 Amor 1221 Amor 1221 Amor is the namesake of the Amor asteroids, a group of near-Earth asteroids whose orbits range between those of Earth and Mars. Amors are often Mars-crossers but they are not Earth-crossers.... |
1932 | |
| Physical Records | Absolute Magnitude |
Diameter | |
| Largest / Brightest | 1036 Ganymed 1036 Ganymed 1036 Ganymed is the largest Amor asteroid, at about 32 km in diameter. It was discovered by Walter Baade on October 23, 1924, and is named after Ganymede, the Trojan prince turned god whom Zeus designated the cupbearer to the Greek gods... |
9.45 | 38.5 km |
| Dimmest (Named) | 5797 Bivoj 5797 Bivoj 5797 Bivoj is an Amor asteroid discovered on January 13, 1980 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
19.1 | 500 m |
| Dimmest (Numbered) | 21 | 200 m | |
| Dimmest | 27.6 | 10 m | |
| Orbit Records | |||
| Perihelion Records | q (au) | ||
| Smallest | 1.000 | ||
| Smallest (numbered) | 1.002 | ||
| Smallest (named) | 3671 Dionysus 3671 Dionysus 3671 Dionysus is a small binary Amor asteroid, orbiting between the Earth and the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory on 27 May 1984. It is named after Dionysus, the Greek god of wine. Its provisional designation was 1984 KD... |
1.008 | |
| Largest (named) | 6456 Golombek 6456 Golombek 6456 Golombek is an Amor asteroid discovered on July 27, 1992 by Eleanor F. Helin, K. Lawrence at Palomar. For the chess player and author, see Harry Golombek.- External links :*... |
1.299 | |
| Largest (numbered) | 1.300 | ||
| Semi-Major Axis Records | a (au) | ||
| Smallest | 1992 JD | 1.034 | |
| Smallest (numbered) | 1.199 | ||
| Smallest (named) | 15817 Lucianotesi 15817 Lucianotesi 15817 Lucianotesi is an Amor asteroid discovered on August 28, 1994 by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.-References:... |
1.325 | |
| Largest | 3552 Don Quixote 3552 Don Quixote 3552 Don Quixote is a small main-belt, Amor, Mars crossing, potentially hazardous asteroid. It has a highly inclined comet-like orbit, and measures about 19 km in diameter. Its rotation period is 7.7 hours... |
4.232 | |
| Aphelion Records | Q (au) | ||
| Smallest | 1992 JD | 1.067 | |
| Smallest (numbered) | 1.343 | ||
| Smallest (named) | 15817 Lucianotesi 15817 Lucianotesi 15817 Lucianotesi is an Amor asteroid discovered on August 28, 1994 by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.-References:... |
1.352 | |
| Largest | 3552 Don Quixote 3552 Don Quixote 3552 Don Quixote is a small main-belt, Amor, Mars crossing, potentially hazardous asteroid. It has a highly inclined comet-like orbit, and measures about 19 km in diameter. Its rotation period is 7.7 hours... |
7.248 | |
| Eccentricity Records | e | ||
| Smallest | 1999 UQ | 0.016 | |
| Smallest (numbered) | 0.114 | ||
| Smallest (named) | 15817 Lucianotesi 15817 Lucianotesi 15817 Lucianotesi is an Amor asteroid discovered on August 28, 1994 by A. Boattini and M. Tombelli at San Marcello Pistoiese.-References:... |
0.118 | |
| Largest | 3552 Don Quixote 3552 Don Quixote 3552 Don Quixote is a small main-belt, Amor, Mars crossing, potentially hazardous asteroid. It has a highly inclined comet-like orbit, and measures about 19 km in diameter. Its rotation period is 7.7 hours... |
0.713 | |
| Inclination Records | i (deg) | ||
| Lowest | 0.2 | ||
| Lowest (numbered) | 0.8 | ||
| Lowest (named) | 11284 Belenus 11284 Belenus 11284 Belenus is an Amor asteroid discovered on January 21, 1990 by A. Maury at Caussols.- External links :... |
2.0 | |
| Highest (named) | 1580 Betulia 1580 Betulia 1580 Betulia is an Amor asteroid discovered on May 22, 1950 by Ernest Leonard Johnson at the Union Observatory, Johannesburg, South Africa... |
52.1 | |
| Highest (numbered) | 60.4 | ||
| Highest | 72.1 |