asteroid 1862 Apollo
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Apollo asteroid
Earth-crossing asteroid
S-type asteroid
minor planet
near-Earth asteroid
stony asteroid
Asteroid 1862 Apollo is the namesake of the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, known for its Earth-crossing orbit and importance in studies of potentially hazardous objects.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1862 Apollo | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Apollo asteroid
ⓘ
Earth-crossing asteroid ⓘ S-type asteroid ⓘ minor planet ⓘ near-Earth asteroid ⓘ stony asteroid ⓘ |
| belongsToAsteroidGroup | Apollo group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToPopulation | inner Solar System small bodies ⓘ |
| crossesOrbitOf |
Earth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Karl Reinmuth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Heidelberg Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbsoluteMagnitude | around 16 ⓘ |
| hasAlbedo | relatively high ⓘ |
| hasAphelionDistance | greater than 1 AU ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDiameter | about 1.5 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryDesignation |
1932 HA
ⓘ
1956 PC ⓘ |
| hasDynamicalStatus |
near-Earth object
ⓘ
potentially hazardous asteroid ⓘ |
| hasInclination | moderate ⓘ |
| hasMinimumOrbitIntersectionDistanceWithEarth | small ⓘ |
| hasName | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 1862 ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalEccentricity | high ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalNode | inside Earth’s orbit ⓘ |
| hasOrbitalPeriod | about 1.78 years ⓘ |
| hasOrbitClass | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrbitType | Earth-crossing ⓘ |
| hasPerihelionDistance | less than 1 AU ⓘ |
| hasRotationPeriod | a few hours ⓘ |
| hasSemiMajorAxis | about 1.47 AU ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceComposition | silicate-rich ⓘ |
| isCataloguedIn |
JPL Small-Body Database
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MPC database NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
studies of near-Earth object dynamics
ⓘ
studies of potentially hazardous asteroids ⓘ |
| isMonitoredBy | planetary defense programs ⓘ |
| isPotentiallyHazardousObject | true ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
lightcurve studies
ⓘ
radar observations ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Apollo (Greek god)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apollo group of asteroids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spectralType | S ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.