Atira asteroid

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