Atira asteroid

English

Etymology

Named after the first asteroid discovered in this class, 163693 Atira, named after the Pawnee goddess of the Earth, Atira, from Pawnee Atira, from Pawnee atira (“voc. 'Mother', 'our mother'”).

Noun

Atira asteroid (plural Atira asteroids)

An asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.

Hypernyms

Venus crossing asteroid / Venus crosser
Apohele asteroid
Aten asteroid

Hyponyms

Vatira asteroid

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