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1221 Amor / ˈ æ m ɔːr / is an asteroid and near-Earth object on an eccentric orbit, approximately 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in diameter. It is the namesake of the Amor asteroids , the second-largest subgroup of near-Earth objects.
Ruspoli Sapphire: 136.9 carats (27.38 g) [11] Stuart Sapphire: Sri Lanka 104 carats (20.8 g) Blue Tower of London [12] Bismarck Sapphire: Myanmar: 98.56 carats (19.712 g) Table Blue National Museum of Natural History, Washington [13] James J. Hill Sapphire: 22.66 carats (4.532 g) Cornflower National Museum of Natural History, Washington [14]
Common orbital subgroups of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the archetype object 1221 Amor / ˈ eɪ m ɔːr /.The orbital perihelion of these objects is close to, but greater than, the orbital aphelion of Earth (i.e., the objects do not cross Earth's orbit), [1] with most Amors crossing the orbit of Mars.
The Duchess of Cambridge (right) wearing the double drop sapphire earrings at the 2022 Trooping the Colour. Four of the sapphire and diamond clusters from the watch strap were used to create a pair of earrings, with two clusters as detachable pendant drops. [34] Diana wore these sapphire earrings both in the form of double drop earrings and studs.
The sapphire is thought to have been set in the coronation ring of King Edward, known later as St Edward the Confessor, who ascended the English throne in 1042, twenty-four years before the Norman conquest. [2] Edward, one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England, was buried with the ring at Westminster Abbey in 1066.
The social media upload featured a new photo of Kate and her three children — Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5 — which husband William, 41, snapped earlier this year.
In December 2014, Peter Lik reportedly sold a photograph titled Phantom to an anonymous bidder for $6.5 million, making it potentially the third highest price paid for a photograph. [32] [33] [34] Lik's claim has been greeted with much scepticism.
The Book Loft of German Village is an independent bookstore in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.Opened in 1977 and described by the Columbus Business First as "iconic" and a "tourist destination", [1] the store has also been called "a national treasure" by The New York Times. [2]