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near-Earth object

Solar System object whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth
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near-Earth object
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near-Earth object

Summary

near-Earth object ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,047 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • near-Earth object is a type of small Solar System body[2].
  • near-Earth object is a type of planet-crossing minor planets[3].
  • near-Earth object's Commons category is recorded as Near-Earth objects[4].
  • near-Earth object's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Near-Earth objects[5].
  • near-Earth object's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'NEO'}[6].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include small Solar System body[2] and planet-crossing minor planets[3].

Why It Matters

near-Earth object ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,047 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → small Solar System body, planet-crossing minor planets
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Near-Earth objects
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563671805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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