Asteroid 1221 Amor, approximately 1 km in size, is discovered in the asteroid belt. It is a NEO (Near Earth Object) that will give its name to an entire class of NEOs: the Amor asteroids, which graze Earth’s orbit from outside the Solar System.
Asteroid 1221 Amor, approximately 1 km in size, is discovered in the asteroid belt. It is a NEO (Near Earth Object) that will give its name to an entire class of NEOs: the Amor asteroids, which graze Earth’s orbit from outside the Solar System.