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    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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  • 2016 PQ (section Orbit)
    object of the Apollo group, with one of the smallest known minimum orbital intersection distances with Earth. The asteroid was discovered by the Pan-STARRS...
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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    2018 AG37 (section Distance)
    perihelion distance, it likely crosses Neptune's orbit (30.1 AU) with a nominal minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) around 3 AU (450 million km; 280 million mi)...
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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