Talk:Apohele asteroid

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Agreed.

I'm going to be an ignorant blimp and ask:Can we experience an impact event by these stones?--CAN T 21:22, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology

The claim that this is a Hawaiian word was added anonymously. It looks suspiciously like aphelion (< apo-helion). This is either a happy coincidence, or a hoax. Hopefully I'll be able to confirm / disconfirm soon - or does someone here know? kwami 05:48, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

According to David J. Tholen, it is really the hawaiian word for orbit : look here (better put a reference in the article). Duckysmokton 10:32, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. David just confirmed that account himself. kwami 18:50, 11 October 2007 (UTC)

I put 'said to be the Hawaiian word for orbit' as I doubt an astronomical sense is the primary definition, even if used to translate English orbit in textbooks, and we don't know what that primary sense is. kwami 18:54, 11 October 2007 (UTC)