The Aten-Apollo-Amor close-approach minor planets

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Feb 1987

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Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (ISSN 0035-872X), vol. 81, Feb. 1987, p. 8-18.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Asteroids, Ephemerides, Orbital Elements, Solar System, Amor Asteroid, Apollo Asteroids, Comets, Nomenclatures, Orbit Calculation

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Down to absolute visual magnitude 18, it is estimated that there are about 2850 near-earth asteroids. With the renewed interest in near-earth asteroids and their possible role in the evolution of life on earth, there has been a corresponding increase in their rate of discovery. From 21 numbered earth-approaching asteroids known before 1970, the number has risen to 48 by June 1986. Based on features of their orbits, near-earth asteroids are divided into three classes: Aten, Apollo, and Amor types collectively referred to as AAAs. If those asteroids whose orbits are still uncertain are included, there are 92 objects in these three classes.

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