Key facts
- Discovered by
- K. Reinmuth
- Discovery site
- Heidelberg Obs.
- Discovery date
- 24 April 1932
- Pronunciation
- / ə ˈ p ɒ l oʊ /
- Named after
- Apollo , (Greek mythology)
- Alternative designations
- 1932 HA 24px (astrological)
- Minor planet category
- NEO · PHA , Venus-crosser , Mars-crosser , Apollo asteroids
- Observation arc
- 95.27 yr (34796 days)
- Earliest precovery date
- 24 April 1932
- Aphelion
- 2.2945 AU (343.25 Gm )
- Perihelion
- 0.64733 AU (96.839 Gm)
- Semi major axis
- 1.4709 AU (220.04 Gm)
- Orbital period sidereal
- 1.7840 yr (651.60 d )
- Mean anomaly
- 113.88 °
- Mean motion
- 0° 33 8.928 / day
- Inclination
- 6.3514°
- Longitude of ascending node
- 35.542°
- Argument of perihelion
- 286.05°
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Spectral type Q (Tholen, SMASS) B–V = 0.819 U–B = 0.481 Absolute magnitude (H) 16.09
1862 Apollo /əˈpɒloʊ/ is a stony asteroid, approximately 1.5 kilometers in diameter, classified as a near-Earth object (NEO). It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 24 April 1932, but was lost and not recovered until 1973.
Connections
Categories
Apollo asteroidsAstronomical objects discovered in 1932Binary asteroidsDiscoveries by Karl Wilhelm ReinmuthEarth-crossing asteroidsMinor planet object articles (numbered)Named minor planetsPotentially hazardous asteroidsQ-type asteroids (SMASS)Q-type asteroids (Tholen)Recovered astronomical objectsVenus-crossing asteroids