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Apollo asteroid

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ID 658933 Last modified 12.12.2025
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Domain astronomy
  • Maa-lähedane asteroid, mille orbiidi pikem pooltelg on suurem kui 1 AU ja periheeli kaugus väiksem kui 1,017 AU
  • Earth-crossing near-Earth asteroid with semi-major axis larger than Earth's and perihelion distance q < 1.017 AU
Apollo asteroid
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  • Mõningatel Apollo [tüüpi] asteroididel on siiski ekstsentrilised orbiidid, mis lõikuvad Maa orbiidiga, mistõttu nad on Maale potentsiaalseks ohuks.
Apollo asteroid
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  • The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after asteroid 1862 Apollo.
Apollo
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  • The total population of earth-crossers is estimated at 13,000, of which approximately 8% are Atens, 50% are Apollos, and 40% are Amors,and the present collision rate of such asteroids with the earth is estimated at about 3.5 objects, to absolute magnitude 18, per million years.

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