The asteroids, known as 2000 PH5 and 1862 Apollo, are the first to yield direct measurements of sunlight’s spin-altering effect on relatively small space rocks, researchers said.

Apollo asteroids take their name from 1862 Apollo, an asteroid discovered in 1932 by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth.

An international research team led by Academy Research Fellow Mikko Kaasalainen has found an asteroid whose rotation receives an extra kick from solar radiation. The asteroid 1862 Apollo's ...

Apollos, which are named after asteroid 1862 Apollo, have a perihelion distance around 1.017 AU, and a semi-major axis larger than Earth’s. Of the 9,700 NEOs discovered so far, about 54% of them ...

Asteroid 2024 RN16 is classified as an Apollo asteroid, a group known for their orbits that intersect Earth's path around the Sun. These asteroids are named after 1862 Apollo, the first discovered ...