(1862) Apollo

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Asteroid
(1862) Apollo
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Apollo type
Major semi-axis 1.471  AU
eccentricity 0.560
Perihelion - aphelion 0.648 AU - 2.295 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.357 °
Sidereal period 1 a 287 d
Mean orbital velocity 24.533 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 1.5 km
Dimensions 2 × 10 12Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / mass kg
Albedo 0.25
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 3 h 4 m
Absolute brightness 16.25 likes
Spectral class Q
history
Explorer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Date of discovery April 24, 1932
Another name 1932 HA
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1862) Apollo is the namesake of a group of asteroids , the Apollo asteroids . These are heavenly bodies whose orbits can cross the earth's orbit .

The asteroid was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in 1932 and named after Apollon , a god of Greek mythology .

Apollo moves at a mean distance of 1.471 astronomical units in around 650 days on a strongly eccentric orbit around the sun. In doing so, it can approach the earth up to 5 million km.

Using radar observations with the Arecibo observatory , it was possible to prove in 2005 that Apollo is accompanied by a small moon . The companion has a diameter of around 75 meters and runs around the asteroid at a distance of around 3 km.

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