Minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is a measure used in astronomy to assess potential close approaches and collision risks between astronomical...
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MOID – (astrophysics terminology) minimum orbit intersection distance, the minimum distance between two objects' orbital paths MOLA – (instrumentation) Mars...
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conventionally defined as having a minimum orbit intersection distance with Earth of less than 0.05 astronomical units (19.5 lunar distances) and an absolute magnitude...
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2025. The minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) between an asteroid and the Earth is the distance between the closest points of their orbits. This first...
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that close again on 29 April 2073. 405 Thia currently has a Minimum orbit intersection distance with Earth of 0.976 AU (146.0 million km; 380 LD). On 2 June...
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(433953) 1997 XR2 (section Orbit and classification)
ecliptic. It has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.000135 AU, which corresponds to 0.05 lunar distances. The body's observation arc...
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(99907) 1989 VA (section Orbit and classification)
frequent, relatively close encounters with the Earth, as its minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is 0.16 AU or about 23 million kilometers. It was...
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meters (1,800 ft) in diameter. The asteroid has a Venus minimum orbit intersection distance (Venus–MOID) of 0.0059 AU (880,000 km; 550,000 mi). On April...
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C/1960 Y1 (Candy) (section Orbit)
small minimum orbit intersection distance with Earth of 0.152 AU (22.7 million km) has led JPL to classify it as a near-Earth comet, although orbital simulations...
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perihelion distance. Despite being officially classified as a near-Earth object, 2013 JX28 has a MOID (minimum orbit intersection distance) with Earth...
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Aristaeus is a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) because its minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is less than 0.05 AU and its diameter is greater than...
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2201 Oljato (section Orbit and classification)
approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.0031 AU (460 thousand km) and is associated with the...
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307261 Máni (section Orbit and classification)
early history.: 227, 229 Máni's present orbit is far enough from Neptune (minimum orbit intersection distance 6.6 AU) that it no longer experiences scattering...
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Castalia is a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) because its minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is less than 0.05 AU and its diameter is greater than...
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(68950) 2002 QF15 (section Orbit and classification)
official discovery observation at Socorro. It has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance 0.0063 AU (942,000 km), which translates into 2.6 LD. In...
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(6178) 1986 DA (section Orbit and classification)
eccentric Amor asteroid has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.1922 AU (28,800,000 km) and approaches the orbit of Earth from the outside but...
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2017 XX61 has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0162 AU (2,420,000 km), which translates into 6.3 lunar distances. The asteroid also approached...
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(PHA), due to both its absolute magnitude (H ≤ 22) and its minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID ≤ 0.05 AU). The asteroid is classified as E-type, so...
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Venus 27, Earth 18, and Mars 13 times. Jason has an Earth minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.074 AU (11.1 million km) and is associated with the...
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near-Earth object, with a minimum orbit intersection distance of 0.308 AU (46.1 million km). The comet will approach Earth to a distance of 0.396 AU on 7 September...
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a distance of 0.003 AU (0.45 million km; 0.28 million mi); Earth passes that point on 30 March. Due to the small minimum orbit intersection distance, it...
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is a potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) since its minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is less than 0.05 AU and its diameter is estimated to...
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4197 Morpheus (section Orbit and classification)
Due to this elongated orbit, the asteroid is both, a Mars-crosser and a Venus-crosser. It has a minimum orbit intersection distance with Earth of 0.0987 AU...
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(434326) 2004 JG6 (section Orbit and classification)
prior identifications were made. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.3–1.0 AU once every 6 months (185 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.53 and an...
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Comet Encke (section Orbit)
resonance. Encke's orbit gets as close as 0.173 AU (25.9 million km; 16.1 million mi) to Earth (minimum orbit intersection distance). On 4 July 1997, Encke...
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1981 Midas (section Classification and orbit)
low minimum orbit intersection distance with Earth of 0.0036 AU (540,000 km; 330,000 mi), which corresponds to 1.5 lunar distance (Earth–Moon distance)....
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2063 Bacchus (section Orbit and classification)
Palomar. Due to its eccentric orbit, it is also a Venus-crosser. Bacchus has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.0677 AU (10,130,000 km)...
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1221 Amor (section Orbit and classification)
orbit has a high eccentricity of 0.44 and an inclination of 12° with respect to the ecliptic. Amor has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance...
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