near-Earth objects

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomer
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:Titan
gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:cataloguedIn gptkb:Minor_Planet_Center
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aten_group
gptkb:Atira_group
Amor group
Apollo group
gptkbp:defines objects whose orbits bring them close to Earth
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1898
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth less than 1.3 AU at closest approach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label near-Earth objects
gptkbp:includes near-Earth asteroids
near-Earth comets
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:Asteroid_Terrestrial-impact_Last_Alert_System_(ATLAS)
gptkb:ESA_Space_Situational_Awareness_Programme
gptkb:NASA_Center_for_Near-Earth_Object_Studies
gptkb:Spaceguard_Foundation
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Tunguska_event
gptkb:Chelyabinsk_meteor
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:99942_Apophis
gptkb:(101955)_Bennu
gptkb:(4179)_Toutatis
gptkb:(433)_Eros
gptkbp:numberDiscovered over 30,000
gptkbp:orbitType Sun
gptkbp:publicAwarenessDay gptkb:International_Asteroid_Day
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:event
space missions
planetary defense
asteroid mining
Earth-crossing asteroid
asteroid impact avoidance
potentially hazardous object
gptkbp:riskFactor gptkb:Sentry_Risk_Table
potential impact hazard to Earth
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:NEOWISE
gptkb:Catalina_Sky_Survey
gptkb:Arecibo_Observatory
gptkb:Goldstone_Deep_Space_Communications_Complex
gptkb:LINEAR
gptkb:Pan-STARRS
gptkbp:subclassOf small Solar System body
gptkbp:target gptkb:OSIRIS-REx_mission
gptkb:DART_mission
gptkb:Hayabusa2_mission
gptkb:NEAR_Shoemaker_mission
gptkbp:threats varies by size and orbit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lunar_and_Planetary_Laboratory_Spacewatch
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5