Near-Earth Objects

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical object classification
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NEOs
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center
gptkb:JPL_Small-Body_Database
gptkb:NEODyS_database
gptkbp:definedIn asteroids or comets whose orbits bring them close to Earth
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1898
gptkbp:firstDiscoveredObject gptkb:433_Eros
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Near-Earth Objects
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Earth
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Near-Earth_comets
Near-Earth asteroids
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:NASA
gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center
gptkb:ESA
gptkbp:numberKnown over 32,000 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:numberPotentiallyHazardous over 2,300 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Apollo
gptkb:Aten
gptkb:Amor
gptkb:Atira
gptkbp:potentiallyHazardous yes
gptkbp:publiclyTrackedSince 1990s
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chicxulub_impactor
gptkb:Tunguska_event
gptkb:Chelyabinsk_meteor
mass extinction events
asteroid impact avoidance
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:Sentry_system
gptkbp:riskScale gptkb:Palermo_Technical_Impact_Hazard_Scale
gptkb:Torino_Scale
gptkbp:studiedBy scientific research
planetary defense
resource utilization
Planetary defense researchers
gptkbp:subclassOf small Solar System bodies
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:OSIRIS-REx_mission
gptkb:DART_mission
gptkb:Hayabusa2_mission
gptkb:NEO_Surveyor_mission
public awareness campaigns
planetary defense missions
gptkbp:threats life on Earth
gptkbp:trackedBy gptkb:ATLAS
gptkb:NEOWISE
gptkb:Zwicky_Transient_Facility
gptkb:Catalina_Sky_Survey
gptkb:LINEAR
gptkb:Spacewatch
gptkb:Pan-STARRS
gptkbp:国际合作 gptkb:Spaceguard_Foundation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center_NEO_List
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6