1862 Apollo

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1862 Apollo /əˈpɒloʊ/ is a Q-type asteroid discovered by Karl Reinmuth in 1932 but lost and not recovered until 1973. It is named after the Greek god Apollo.It is the namesake of the Apollo asteroids and the first one discovered although because it was lost for a time its asteroid number (1862) is higher than that of some other Apollo asteroids such as 1566 Icarus. Analysis of the spin of this object provided observational evidence of the YORP effect.

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apoapsis (km)

3.43178e+11

average speed (km/s)

81000.0

orbital period (μ)

5.62933e+07

periapsis (km)

9.67898e+10

temperature (K)

222.0

absolute magnitude

16.25

albedo

0.25

discovery date

1932-04-24

discoverer

Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth

epoch

November 26 2005 (JD 2453700.5)

escape velocity (kmh)

3.24

former name

1932 HA

rotation period (s)

11035.6