near-Earth object

English

Noun

near-Earth object (plural near-Earth objects)

1. (astronomy) A small Solar System body (ie. asteroid, comet, or large meteoroid) whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth's orbit.

Abbreviations

• NEO

Hypernyms

• astronomical object
• celestial body
• minor planet
• small Solar System body

Hyponyms

• near-Earth asteroid (NEA)
• near-Earth comet (NEC)
• potentially hazardous object (PHO)

Derived terms

• NEO

Related terms

• near-Earth asteroid (NEA)
• near-Earth comet (NEC)

Translations

asteroid, comet or large meteoroid whose orbit intersects Earth's orbit

• Hungarian: földközeli objektum
• Ukrainian: навколозе́мний об'є́кт m (navkolozémnyj obʺjékt)

Further reading

• near-Earth object on Wikipedia.Wikipedia