The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s. They are...
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The following is a list of current records for Apollo asteroids. 1st Discovered: 1862 Apollo (1932) Largest: 1866 Sisyphus Smallest: 2008 TC3 (destroyed...
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1862 Apollo /əˈpɒloʊ/ is a stony asteroid, approximately 1.5 kilometers in diameter, classified as a near-Earth object (NEO). It was discovered by German...
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list of named Amor asteroids. List of Amor asteroid records Apollo asteroid Aten asteroid Atira asteroid Alinda asteroid Arjuna asteroid List of minor planets...
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than the semi-major axis of Mars (1.53 AU). Alinda asteroid Amor asteroid Apollo asteroid Atira asteroid List of minor planets "NEO Basics". NASA/JPL CNEOS...
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planets, many of the larger small Solar System bodies (which includes the asteroids), all named natural satellites, and a number of smaller objects of historical...
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Near-Earth object (redirect from Near-Earth asteroid)
extended, to include flybys of S-type Apollo asteroid 98943 Torifune in July 2026 and fast-rotating Apollo asteroid 1998 KY26 in July 2031. In 2025, JAXA...
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4769 Castalia (redirect from Asteroid Castalia)
potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 1.4 kilometers (0.87 miles) in diameter and was the first asteroid to be modeled by radar...
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65803 Didymos (redirect from Didymos asteroid)
sub-kilometer asteroid and binary system that is classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group. The asteroid was discovered...
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prolific meteor shower with 3200 Phaethon (which is thought to be an Apollo asteroid with a "rock comet" orbit.) being the parent body. Because of this...
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2024 YR4 (redirect from Asteroid YR4)
2024 YR4 is an asteroid with an estimated diameter of 53 to 67 metres (174 to 220 ft) that is classified as an Apollo-type (Earth-crossing) near-Earth...
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the third-stage (S-IVB) from Apollo 12, it was later determined to be an asteroid and designated as 2006 RH120. The asteroid re-entered solar orbit after...
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In 1983, along with John K. Davies, he discovered the Apollo asteroid 3200 Phaethon. Asteroid 9831 Simongreen is named after him. PSSRI staff profile...
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the orbit has a dynamically short life expectancy. Amor asteroid Apollo asteroid Aten asteroid Minor planet groups/families Archived 2010-11-28 at the...
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objects List of predicted asteroid impacts on Earth Small Solar System body Amor asteroid Apollo asteroid Aten asteroid Atira asteroid Centaur (small Solar...
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3200 Phaethon (redirect from Phaethon (asteroid))
active Apollo asteroid with an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid (though there are numerous unnamed asteroids with smaller...
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targeting the Apollo and Amor asteroid groups still had some popularity. However, by the late 1980s the interest in the Apollo and Amor asteroid groups was...
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4179 Toutatis (redirect from Asteroid 4179 Toutatis)
elongated, stony asteroid and slow rotator, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo asteroid group, approximately...
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(444004) 2004 AS1 (category Apollo asteroids)
name AL00667, is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 300 meters...
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NEAT program. The first NEO discovered by PACS was (5496) 1973 NA, an Apollo asteroid with an exceptional orbital inclination of 68°, the most highly inclined...
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69230 Hermes (redirect from Hermes (asteroid))
sub-kilometer sized asteroid and binary system on an eccentric orbit, classified as a potentially hazardous asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, that...
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Potentially hazardous object (redirect from Potentially hazardous asteroid)
below). Most of the discovered PHAs are Apollo asteroids (1,965) and fewer belong to the group of Aten asteroids (185). A potentially hazardous object can...
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2013 LX28 (category Apollo asteroids)
2013 LX28, is an asteroid, classified as near-Earth object of the Apollo group that is a temporary quasi-satellite of the Earth, the third known Earth...
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469219 Kamoʻoalewa (redirect from Asteroid 2016 HO3)
designated 2016 HO3, is a very small elongated asteroid, fast rotator and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 40–100 meters (130–330 feet)...
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an asteroid whose period is similar to that of the planet of which it is considered to be a quasi-satellite. But in both cases, the object (asteroid, space...
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1566 Icarus (redirect from Icarus (asteroid))
MA) is a large near-Earth object of the Apollo group and the lowest numbered potentially hazardous asteroid. It has an extremely eccentric orbit (0.83)...
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2015 XX169 (category Apollo asteroids)
2015 XX169 (also written 2015 XX169) is an Apollo asteroid that is a temporary horseshoe companion to the Earth, the tenth known Earth horseshoe librator...
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2015 TB145 (redirect from Great Pumpkin (asteroid))
2015 TB145 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 650 meters...
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Alain Maury (category Discoverers of asteroids)
including the Apollo asteroid 3838 Epona and the Amor asteroids 11284 Belenus and 5370 Taranis. He participated in the OCA DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS)...
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Eugène Joseph Delporte (category Discoverers of asteroids)
total of sixty-six asteroids. Notable discoveries include 1221 Amor (which lent its name to the Amor asteroids) and the Apollo asteroid 2101 Adonis. He discovered...
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