Eros
type: Concept
definition: An S-type asteroid about 34.4 × 11.2 × 11.2 km in size, which is the second-largest near-Earth asteroid after 1036 Ganymede. It belongs to the group of Amor asteroids. Eros was discovered on 13 August 1898 by Gustav Witt in Berlin and Auguste Charlois at Nice. It was the first asteroid orbited by an Earth probe (in 2000).
alternative label: Asteroid Eros
alternative label: 433 Eros
alternative label: (433) Eros
modified: 2020-12-17T16:13:51.922Z
modified: 2020-12-03T17:40:40.88Z
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie Admin
creator: AAS Frey.Katie Admin
created: 2020-12-02T21:39:02.284Z
broader: Amor group

Amor group
type: Concept
narrower: Eros