Amor group

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The Amor group is a class of near-Earth asteroids whose orbits approach but do not cross Earth's orbit, typically lying between Earth and Mars.

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Amor group canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf asteroid dynamical group
class of near-Earth asteroids
canCrossOrbitOf Mars
canEvolveInto Earth-crossing asteroid via orbital perturbations
cataloguedIn Minor Planet Center database
comparedWith Apollo group
Aten group
Atira group
definedBy orbit approaching but not crossing Earth’s orbit
discoveredBy various asteroid surveys
doesNotCrossOrbitOf Earth
hasAlternativeName Amor asteroids
hasDynamicalDefinitionSource IAU and planetary dynamics literature
hasMember asteroid 1221 Amor
surface form: Amor-type near-Earth asteroids

asteroid 1036 Ganymed
surface form: 1036 Ganymed

1221 Amor
1915 Quetzalcoatl
3122 Florence
3552 Don Quixote
3908 Nyx
433 Eros
4954 Eric
719 Albert
hasPopulation hundreds of known objects
hasRiskLevel generally lower Earth-impact probability than Earth-crossing NEAs
hasTypicalEccentricity moderate
hasTypicalInclination low to moderate
hasTypicalSemiMajorAxis greater than 1 AU
hostStar Sun
memberOf near-Earth object population
namedAfter asteroid 1221 Amor
surface form: 1221 Amor
observedUsing optical telescopes
radar observations
orbitalRegion inner Solar System
orbits Sun
partOf near-Earth asteroid dynamical classification
perihelionDistanceCriterion q < 1.3 AU
q > 1.017 AU
perturbedBy gravitational interactions with planets
non-gravitational effects such as Yarkovsky effect
relevantTo asteroid mining studies
impact hazard assessment
planetary defense
studiedBy planetary scientists
subclassOf near-Earth asteroid
typicalLocation between the orbits of Earth and Mars

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asteroid 1036 Ganymed orbitalCategory Amor group
subject surface form: 1036 Ganymed