Apohele asteroids

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Interior-Earth_Objects_(IEOs)
Atira asteroids
gptkbp:aphelion less than 1 AU
gptkbp:category Near-Earth asteroids
gptkbp:definedIn asteroids whose orbits are entirely within Earth's orbit
gptkbp:difficultyOfDetection high
gptkbp:discoveredBy 2003
Brian Skiff
gptkbp:distinctFrom Amor asteroids
Apollo asteroids
Aten asteroids
gptkbp:example gptkb:163693_Atira
gptkb:2019_AQ3
gptkb:2020_AV2
2010 TK7
gptkbp:firstDiscoveredObject gptkb:163693_Atira
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Apohele asteroids
gptkbp:namedAfter Hawaiian word 'Apohele' meaning 'orbit'
gptkbp:numberKnownAsOf2024 less than 30
gptkbp:orbitType entirely within Earth's orbit
gptkbp:perihelion less than 1 AU
gptkbp:reasonForDetectionDifficulty always close to the Sun in the sky
gptkbp:riskToEarth low
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atira_group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7