(1943) Anteros Amor
Discovered on 13 March 1973 by J. Gibson at El Leoncito.
Where Anteros is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Anteros is 1.51 au from the Sun and 0.976 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1943 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 EC |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 2.30 km (#16,605 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.170 |
| Rotation period | 2.87 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 15.66 |
| Orbital period | 1.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.43 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.06 – 1.80 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.256 |
| Inclination | 8.71° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0626 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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