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near-Earth asteroid

object in a near-Earth orbit without the tail or coma of a comet
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near-Earth asteroid

Summary

near-Earth asteroid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • near-Earth asteroid is a type of asteroid[2].
  • near-Earth asteroid is a type of near-Earth object[3].
  • near-Earth asteroid's Commons category is recorded as Near-Earth asteroids[4].
  • near-Earth asteroid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Near-Earth asteroids[5].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include asteroid[2] and near-Earth object[3].

Why It Matters

near-Earth asteroid ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (351 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Near-Earth asteroids
    Subclass of → asteroid, near-Earth object
    Aliases → —
    P14541 → 3A1ZpS
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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