NEOs

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkbp:category gptkb:Titan
gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:database gptkb:JPL_Small-Body_Database
gptkbp:defines Asteroids or comets whose orbits bring them close to Earth's orbit
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1898
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth less than 1.3 AU at closest approach
gptkbp:example gptkb:(4179)_Toutatis
gptkb:(433)_Eros
gptkb:(3200)_Phaethon
(99942) Apophis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NEOs
gptkbp:impactProbability very low for most NEOs
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:NASA
gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:numberKnown over 30,000 as of 2024
gptkbp:observationMethod optical telescopes
radar observations
infrared surveys
gptkbp:orbitType Sun
gptkbp:publicData CNEOS (Center for Near-Earth Object Studies)
gptkbp:relatedTo space missions
planetary defense
asteroid impact avoidance
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:Sentry_Risk_Table
potentially hazardous to Earth
gptkbp:standsFor gptkb:Near-Earth_Objects
gptkbp:studiedBy origins of the solar system
Planetary defense programs
potential resource mining
gptkbp:subclassOf Amor asteroids
Apollo asteroids
Aten asteroids
Atira asteroids
Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs)
gptkbp:surveyedBy gptkb:ATLAS
gptkb:Zwicky_Transient_Facility
gptkb:Catalina_Sky_Survey
gptkb:WISE
gptkb:LINEAR
gptkb:Pan-STARRS
gptkbp:threats monitored for impact risk
gptkbp:trackedBy gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center
Near-Earth Object Observations Program
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Hayabusa2
gptkb:OSIRIS-REx
gptkb:NEAR_Shoemaker
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Near-Earth_Objects
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7