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Asteroids were originally named after female mythological figures. Over time the rules loosened. First asteroid with non-Classical and non-Latinized name: 64 Angelina (in honor of a research station) First asteroid with a non-feminine name: 139 Juewa (ambiguous) or 141 Lumen. First asteroid with a non-feminized man's name: 433 Eros
99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN 4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft) in size, [3] that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 when initial observations indicated a probability of 2.7% that it would hit Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029.
Believers in Planet X/Nibiru have given it many names since it was first proposed. All are, in fact, names for other real, hypothetical or imaginary Solar System objects that bear little resemblance either to the planet described by Lieder or to Nibiru as described by Sitchin.
The study confirmed previous findings that identified the asteroid as a carbonaceous-type, or C-type, asteroid, but refuted a 2021 hypothesis that the dinosaur killer was likely a comet.
It was discovered on 20 April 1904, by Max Wolf in Heidelberg, and initially catalogued as 1904 NY. [6] The origin of its name is not known; it may be named after the mythical Hercules, given a feminine form as were all asteroids at the time, or after an unknown woman of that name. The bulk of the asteroids discovered by Wolf around this date ...
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101955 Bennu (provisional designation 1999 RQ 36) is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group discovered by the LINEAR Project on 11 September 1999. It is a potentially hazardous object that is listed on the Sentry Risk Table and has the third highest cumulative rating on the Palermo scale. [9]
The 7,600-foot long celestial object has earned the nickname ‘planet killer,’ flying at speeds of 58,000 miles per hour How to watch ‘planet killer’ asteroid big enough to ‘end ...