Apohele asteroids

(also written 1998 DK36) is possibly the first Apohele asteroid (asteroid that is always closer to the Sun than Earth) detected. It was discovered by David J. Tholen, but is now considered lost and does not appear in authoritative catalogs. While its orbital elements have not been well established, its aphelion (farthest distance from Sun) was determined to be less than the Earth's distance to the Sun. Therefore, it has a claim to title "first Apohele detected", if not "first Apohele confirmed", which goes to . ...more on Wikipedia about "1998 DK36"

Discovered February 11, 2003, by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research project's station at Socorro, New Mexico, (also written 2003 CP20), was the first asteroid known to have an orbit entirely within that of Earth. Together with , which has an even smaller orbit, it forms a subclass of Aten asteroids, known as Apoheles. takes slightly over 233 days to orbit the Sun. is a Venus-crosser asteroid, but does not get as close to the Sun as Mercury. With a diameter of about 2 km, it is the larger of the two known Apoheles and is one of the larger Aten asteroids. ...more on Wikipedia about "2003 CP20"

(also written 2004 JG6) is an unusual asteroid. ...more on Wikipedia about "2004 JG6"

Apohele asteroids are a subclass of Aten asteroids. They have not only their perihelion at less than one AU (within Earth's orbit), but also their aphelion; that is, their entire orbit is within Earth's. ...more on Wikipedia about "Apohele asteroid"

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