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Apollo asteroid
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Apollo asteroidis a part of Earth-crossing asteroid2001-09-27 09:32:14.0
has definition One of a small group of asteroids whose orbits intersect that of Earth. They are named for the prototype, Apollo.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:14.0
is a kind of Earth-crossing asteroidquestion: Is Apollo asteroid synonymous with Earth-crossing asteroid ?, 2001-09-27 09:32:14.0
Earth-crossing asteroidis a part of asteroid belt2001-09-27 09:32:14.0
asteroidis a part of our solar system2001-09-27 09:31:50.0
has asteroid number2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has synonym minor planet2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
has synonym planetoid2001-09-27 09:32:13.0
celestial bodyhas spectra2001-09-27 09:30:09.0
physical objecthas location or center of gravity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has angular momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has mass2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has velocity2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has momentum2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has temperature2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has volume2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has extent2001-09-27 09:27:27.0
has material2001-09-27 09:27:27.0

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