What is the orbit of Apophis?
324 days99942 Apophis / Orbital period
What is Apophis made of?
Apophis is 1,120 feet (340-meter-wide) wide and made of rock, iron and nickel. It is probably shaped roughly like a peanut, though astronomers will have a better idea of its form when it passes by Earth this week, according to NASA. The asteroid takes a full orbit around the sun about every 11 months.
Where is 99942 Apophis now?
Asteroid 99942 Apophis is currently in the constellation of Aries.
What is Apophis the god of?
Apep (also spelled Apepi or Aapep) or Apophis (/əˈpoʊfɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις) was the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied chaos (ı͗zft in Egyptian) and was thus the opponent of light and Ma’at (order/truth). He appears in art as a giant serpent.
Can Apophis Hit Earth?
Apophis isn’t going to strike our planet on April 13, 2029, but scientists think that the effect on it of the close pass could be to alter its trajectory—and dangerously so. It’s possible that Earth swing-by could put it on an Earth-resonant impact trajectory that come 2060 or 2068.
Is Apophis male or female?
Trivia. In the real Egyptian hieroglyphs, Apophis/Apep is always depicted as a snake-like god, neither male nor female.
What is asteroid 99942 Apophis?
Asteroid 99942 Apophis is a near-Earth asteroid more than 1000 feet (over 300 meters) in size that will harmlessly pass close to Earth on April 13, 2029. When it was discovered in 2004, the asteroid caused a stir because initial calculations indicated a small possibility it would impact Earth in 2029.
What will Apophis look like during its 2029 flyby?
During its 2029 flyby, Apophis will first become visible to the naked eye in the night sky over the southern hemisphere and will look like a speck of light moving from east to west over Australia. It will be mid-morning on the U.S. East Coast when Apophis is above Australia.
Will there be an asteroid Apophis in 2036?
“Asteroid Apophis Takes a Pass in 2036”. Sky & Telescope. Retrieved November 10, 2014. ^ Phil Plait (January 10, 2013). “Impact Threat from Near-Earth Asteroid Apophis in 2036 Now Ruled Out”. Slate. Bad Astronomy blog. Retrieved January 10, 2013. ^ “JPL Small-Body Database Browser”. November 6, 2020. Archived from the original on November 6, 2020.
What is the inclination of Apophis orbit?
Apophis has a low inclination orbit (3.3°) that varies from just outside the orbit of Venus (0.746 AU) to just outside the orbit of Earth (1.099 AU). After the 2029 Earth approach the orbit will vary from just inside of Earth’s to just inside of Mars.