Asteroid 13227, Poor, was discovered on September 27, 1997 by the Spacewatch project at Kitt Peak Observatory near Sells, Arizona. It has a period of 5 years, 228 days.
Poor was named for Kim Poor (born 1952), an astronomical artist known for his use of brilliant colors and dramatic scenery in depicting astronomical scenes. He is the founder of NovaSpace Galleries, which promotes space art to the public.
Kim Poor
Astrologically, asteroid Poor seems to mean what its name suggests: having to do with things or people that are poor; impoverishment; evoking pity or compassion; inadequate.
Margaret Thatcher, who came to power at a time of economic depression and discontent in Britain and straightened out the country's economy at the price of seeming callous at times, had Poor in the seventh house, undecimal Pluto (power, transformation, callousness).
George W. Bush, who has waged wars both necessary and unnecessary abroad while virtually neglecting the domestic economy and has a penchant for restricting media access to his and the military's activities, has Poor in the eighth house of legacies, opposite Mars (war, the military, aggression) and quincunx Mercury (the media, ideas).
Ronald Reagan, who also had the number of homeless people rise on his watch and considered helping the poor unpatriotic, spinning tales about fictitious welfare chiselers in order to demonize welfare recipients, has Poor in the eleventh house of politics, sextile Uranus (activism) and quincunx Pluto.
Herbert Hoover, a humanitarian after the two World Wars who coined the term "rugged individualism" and as president was vilified for his inability to deal with the Depression, had Poor sesquiquadrate Jupiter (generosity, philosophy).
Jimmy Carter, who couldn't deal effectively with the late 1970s recession or with the Ayatollah Khomeini but has proven quite effective as a humanitarian, has Poor in the sixth house of service, sesquiquadrate the Moon (the public).
Mother Teresa (aka Blessed Teresa of Calcutta), who took nun's vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, had Poor in the ninth house of religion, trine the North Node (giving out), sextile the South Node (taking in), and quincunx Ceres (nurturance).
César Chavez, who worked for many years as a farm laborer before starting his career as a union organizer and civil-rights leader, had Poor quincunx Uranus and trine the South Node and Chiron (the maverick, the door-opener).
Homeless advocate Mitch Snyder (born August 14, 1943, in Brooklyn), who eventually killed himself, had Poor undecimal Mercury.
The glyph for Poor is mine.