Flashcards: Earth-crosser asteroids

69230 Hermes is an Apollo, Mars- and Venus-crosser binary asteroid that passed Earth at about twice the distance of the Moon on October 30, 1937.

162173 Ryugu (provisional designation 1999 JU3) is an Apollo asteroid.

367943 Duende, also known by its provisional designation 2012 DA14, is an Aten near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 30 meters (98 ft).

37655 Illapa (1994 PM) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on August 1, 1994 by C.

161989 Cacus (or 1978 CA) is an Apollo asteroid, near Earth asteroid, and a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA).

11885 Summanus (also designated 1990 SS) is an asteroid that is a Near-Earth Object (NEO) and an Apollo asteroid.

99942 Apophis (/əˈpɒfɪs/, previously known by its provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a probability of up to 2.

25143 Itokawa (/ˌiːtoʊˈkɑːwə/; Japanese: イトカワ [itokawa]) is an Apollo and Mars-crosser asteroid.

12923 Zephyr (1999 GK4) is an Apollo asteroid.

65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is an Apollo asteroid discovered on April 11, 1996 by Joe Montani at Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.

11066 Sigurd (1992 CC1) is an Apollo (NEO) discovered on February 9, 1992, by C.

14827 Hypnos (also known by its provisional designation 1986 JK) is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid (NEA) discovered by Carolyn S.