asteroid 2101 Adonis

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Asteroid 2101 Adonis is a near-Earth Apollo-type asteroid notable for its close approaches to Earth and its role in early studies of potentially hazardous objects.

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2101 Adonis 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Apollo asteroid
asteroid
minor planet
near-Earth object
potentially hazardous asteroid candidate
absoluteMagnitude around 18
aphelionDistance greater than 1 astronomical unit
belongsTo Solar System small bodies population
inner Solar System
classificationSystem near-Earth asteroid classification
closeApproachTo Earth NERFINISHED
crossesOrbitOf Earth NERFINISHED
diameter on the order of a few hundred meters
discoverer Eugene N. Parker NERFINISHED
discoveryMethod optical observation
discoverySite McDonald Observatory NERFINISHED
eccentricOrbit true
minorPlanetNumber 2101
namedAfter Adonis NERFINISHED
nearEarthObjectCategory Apollo-type
notableFor close approaches to Earth
role in early studies of potentially hazardous objects
orbitalEccentricity high
orbitalGroup Apollo group
orbitalPeriod about 2 years
orbits Sun NERFINISHED
perihelionDistance less than 1 astronomical unit
spectralType S-type asteroid
studiedInContextOf impact hazard assessment
planetary defense

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Eugène Delporte discovered asteroid 2101 Adonis