Atira asteroid
English
editEtymology
editNamed 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
editAtira asteroid (plural Atira asteroids)
- An asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.