(1917) Cuyo Amor
Discovered on 1 January 1968 by Cesco, C. U., Samuel, A. G. at El Leoncito.
Where Cuyo is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cuyo is 2.73 au from the Sun and 3.56 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1917 |
| Provisional designation | 1968 AA |
| Orbit class | Amor · near-Earth |
| Diameter | 5.70 km (#9,398 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.195 |
| Rotation period | 2.69 hours |
| Spectral type | Sl |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.38 |
| Orbital period | 3.15 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.15 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.06 – 3.24 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.505 |
| Inclination | 24.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.0718 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.