To a meteor upon entry into atmosphere then meteorite if it hits.
Apaphis
It was not an asteroid. It was a planet. The name starts with an 'M'.
The Gr8 JAke
Venus and Mercury are between the Earth and the Sun. Mars is between the Earth and the asteroid belt, and Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are on the other side of the asteroid belt from the Earth.
99942 Apophis is an asteroid where initial observations indicated a small probability (up to 2.7%) that it would strike the Earth in 2029.Later observations concluded that the asteroid would miss the Earth.The chances are now set at a one in 3 million that it will hit Earth.
They have not been named. There have been many of them over the millions of years.
It does not have an actual name, but it has the designation 2012 DA14
The Hayabusa ~ see related link below .
asteroid Ceres
Asteroid 15420 or the Aedouglass
An asteroid (not "astroid" - watch the spelling) and a meteoride is basically the same; if it has more than about 10 meters in diameter it is called an asteroid. A meteor is the name given to a meteorite that falls into Earth's atmosphere.
earth