Apollo asteroid vs 1862 Apollo

Apollo asteroid and 1862 Apollo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Apollo asteroid	Yes	No	No	No
1862 Apollo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Apollo asteroid and 1862 Apollo are synonyms defined as:

Apollo asteroid and 1862 Apollo: an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit

Apollo asteroid (noun)	1862 Apollo (noun)
an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit	an asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit