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Atira asteroid
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English
Etymology
Named after the first asteroid discovered in this class, en 163693 Atira, named after the Pawnee goddess of the Earth, en Atira (goddess) Atira, from en paw Atira, from en paw atira voc. 'Mother', 'our mother'.
Noun
An asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.
Hypernyms
en Venus crossing asteroid / en Venus crosser
en Apohele asteroid
en Aten asteroid
Hyponyms
en Vatira asteroid