Apophis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Apophis
< Greek Ápophis < Egyptian; see Apepi
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The most serious near-miss, and the closest comparison with YR4, was an asteroid called Apophis which was first spotted in 2004 and measured 375 meters across, or around the size of a cruise ship.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2025
Yes, astronomers point to asteroid 99942 Apophis, 1,099 feet wide and first identified in 2004.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2025
Though its return capsule is now back on Earth, the probe keeps on flying, toward another asteroid called Apophis.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 11, 2023
Meanwhile, OSIRIS-Rex is now chasing a new target — a near-Earth asteroid named Apophis.
From DOGO News ● Oct. 4, 2023
Apophis II. in his court at Zoan perceived the rising storm, and endeavoured to check it at its beginning.
From Patriarchal Palestine by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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