asteroid

GPTKB entity

Statements (192)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:asteroid
astronomer
Astronomical object
main-belt asteroid
group of asteroids
Trans-Neptunian object
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NEO
gptkbp:albedo low
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Trojan_asteroid
Jovian Trojan
gptkbp:alternativeName Apollo_asteroid
Apollo_group_asteroid
Asteroid
Jupiter_Trojan
Minor_planet
Near-Earth_object
Pax_(asteroid)
Plutino
Potentially_hazardous_asteroid
S-type_asteroid
asteroid_belt
asteroid_family
asteroid_group
aurora
celestial_object
chondrite
dwarf_planet
meteorite
meteorite_fall
meteoroid
minor_planet
near-Earth_object
trans-Neptunian_object
gptkbp:aphelion 3.353 AU
gptkbp:apparentMagnitude 9.2
gptkbp:catalogue gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center
gptkb:JPL_Small-Body_Database
gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center_NEO_List
gptkbp:category Dynamical class of small Solar System bodies
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Titan
Major planet
gptkbp:composition varied (stony, metallic, carbonaceous)
gptkbp:definedIn perihelion distance less than 1.3 AU
gptkbp:defines Asteroids with semi-major axes greater than Earth's and perihelion distances less than Earth's aphelion
asteroids with semi-major axis > 1 AU and perihelion < 1.017 AU
gptkbp:designation Numbered minor planet
Unnumbered minor planet
gptkbp:diameter Varies
a few meters to tens of kilometers
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Karl_Reinmuth
gptkb:Ceres
gptkb:Giuseppe_Piazzi
gptkb:Max_Wolf
gptkb:Gustav_Witt
gptkb:E._Millosevich
gptkb:Elia_Millosevich
1898
1906
1932
1993
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1801
1892-03-10
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.1 to 0.9
0.132
gptkbp:firstDiscoveredObject gptkb:433_Eros
gptkbp:grouped_as Greek camp (L4)
Trojan camp (L5)
gptkbp:hasObservationProgram gptkb:Vera_C._Rubin_Observatory
gptkb:ATLAS
gptkb:NEOWISE
gptkb:Gaia_mission
gptkb:B612_Foundation
gptkb:Zwicky_Transient_Facility
gptkb:Catalina_Sky_Survey
gptkb:LINEAR
gptkb:Spacewatch
gptkb:Asteroid_Terrestrial-impact_Last_Alert_System_(ATLAS)
gptkb:ESA_Space_Situational_Awareness_Programme
gptkb:Pan-STARRS
gptkb:NEOCam_(proposed)
gptkb:Sentinel_Space_Telescope_(proposed)
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
gptkbp:hasOrbitalPeriod Varies
gptkbp:hasPopulation thousands
Millions
gptkbp:hasRiskScale gptkb:Palermo_Technical_Impact_Hazard_Scale
gptkb:Torino_scale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label asteroid
gptkbp:inclination 13.1 degrees
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:asteroid
gptkb:Near-Earth_asteroid
gptkb:Near-Earth_comet
Dwarf planet
Trans-Neptunian object
gptkbp:largest_member gptkb:588_Achilles
gptkb:624_Hektor
911 Agamemnon
gptkbp:largestCity gptkb:1866_Sisyphus
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:asteroid
Lagrangian point L4
Lagrangian point L5
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kuiper_belt
gptkbp:meanDiameterRange few meters to several kilometers
gptkbp:minorPlanetNumber gptkb:679_Pax
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center
gptkb:NASA_Center_for_Near-Earth_Object_Studies
gptkbp:name gptkb:International_Astronomical_Union
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pluto
gptkb:Pax_(Roman_goddess)
gptkb:1862_Apollo
characters from the Trojan War
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:Apollo_(mythology)
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Pluto
gptkb:Huya
gptkb:Orcus
gptkb:Ixion
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:99942_Apophis
gptkb:4179_Toutatis
gptkb:1566_Icarus
gptkb:1620_Geographos
gptkb:1862_Apollo
gptkb:2101_Adonis
gptkbp:numberOfMembers over 17,000
>10,000
gptkbp:orbitalCharacteristics eccentric orbits
inclined orbits
semi-major axis ~39 AU
gptkbp:orbitalInclinationRange 0° to 60°
gptkbp:orbitalResonanceRatio 2:3
gptkbp:orbitalResonanceWith gptkb:Neptune
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:asteroid
Sun
elliptical
Earth-crossing asteroid
5.37 years
~11.86 years
~247.3 years
gptkbp:parentBody gptkb:Solar_System
Sun
gptkbp:perihelion <1.017 AU
2.573 AU
gptkbp:perihelionLessThan 1.017 AU
gptkbp:populationEstimate over 10,000 known
~1000+ known
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Amor_group_asteroid
gptkb:Aten_group_asteroid
gptkb:Atira_group_asteroid
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Amor_asteroid
gptkb:Aten_asteroid
gptkb:Atira_asteroid
space missions
planetary defense
asteroid mining
asteroid impact avoidance
gptkbp:resonance_with Jupiter (1:1 mean-motion resonance)
gptkbp:riskCategory Potentially hazardous asteroid (some members)
gptkbp:riskFactor potential Earth impact
gptkbp:riskToEarth potentially hazardous
gptkbp:rotationPeriod 8.452 hours
gptkbp:semiMajorAxis >1 AU
2.963 AU
~5.2 AU
gptkbp:semiMajorAxisGreaterThan gptkb:1_AU
gptkbp:shares_orbit_with gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:spectralType C-type
D-type asteroid
P-type asteroid
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Lucy_mission_(NASA)
gptkb:OSIRIS-REx_mission
gptkb:DART_mission
gptkb:NEOWISE_mission
gptkb:Hayabusa2_mission
planetary defense researchers
gptkbp:subclassOf gptkb:asteroid
gptkb:Amor_asteroid
gptkb:Aten_asteroid
gptkb:Atira_asteroid
small Solar System body
Small Solar System body
Resonant trans-Neptunian object
gptkbp:surface_composition dark, carbon-rich material
gptkbp:threats monitored for impact risk
gptkbp:typicalOrbitalPeriod >1 year
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:6470_Aldrin
gptkb:UA84
gptkb:UA85
gptkb:UA88
gptkb:concert_hall
gptkb:marina
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4