Apollo asteroid records

Apollo asteroid records

The following is a list of current records for Apollo asteroids.

Discovery records

*1st Discovered: 1862 Apollo (1932)

ize records

*Largest: 1866 Sisyphus
*Smallest: 2003 SQ222

Orbit element records

*Smallest Perihelion: 2004 FN8
*Smallest Semi-Major Axis: 2004 GU9
*Smallest Aphelion: 1991 VG
*Largest Perihelion: 2002 PD43
*Largest Semi-Major Axis: 1999 XS35
*Largest Aphelion: 1999 XS35
*Lowest Inclination: 1998 MZ
*Highest Inclination: (5496) 1973 NA
*Lowest Eccentricity: 1991 VG
*Highest Eccentricity: 2002 PD43

External links

* [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/Apollos.html List of Apollo minor planets]


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