Asteroids whose orbits bring them close to the orbit of Earth, grouped as Aten, Apollo and Amor objects, several of which have been visited by spacecraft. A body belongs here when its cited article calls it a near-Earth asteroid or near-Earth object. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
All Near-Earth Asteroids
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99942 Apophis (Wikipedia)
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99942 Apophis (provisional designation 2004 MN4) is a near-Earth asteroid and a potentially hazardous object, 450 metres (1,480 ft) by 170 metres (560 ft) in size.
433 Eros (Wikipedia)
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433 Eros is a stony asteroid of the Amor group, and the first discovered, and second-largest near-Earth object.
Ryugu (Wikipedia)
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162173 Ryugu (provisional designation 1999 JU3) is a near-Earth object and also a potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group.
25143 Itokawa (Wikipedia)
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25143 Itokawa (provisional designation 1998 SF36) is a sub-kilometer near-Earth object of the Apollo group and also a potentially hazardous asteroid.
4179 Toutatis (Wikipedia)
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4179 Toutatis (provisional designation 1989 AC) is an elongated, stony asteroid and slow rotator, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo asteroid group, approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter.
101955 Bennu (Wikipedia)
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101955 Bennu (provisional designation 1999 RQ36) is a carbonaceous asteroid in the Apollo group, discovered by the LINEAR Project on 11 September 1999.
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