An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

The prototype of the → Amor asteroids discovered by the Belgian
astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte (1882-1955) on 12 March 1932. It is about 1 km across, has an → orbital period of 2.66 years, an → aphelion distance of 2.754 → astronomical units, and a → perihelion distance of 1.086 AU.

See also: After the Roman god of love, better known as Cupid.