JPL DATA LINK

NEAR-EARTH OBJECT INTELLIGENCE

The objects
closest to us.

A living index of every known near-Earth asteroid and comet—orbital facts, close approaches, physical characteristics and clearly labeled resource estimates.

LIVE CATALOGKNOWN NEOs
DATA SOURCENASA/JPL SBDB
REFERENCE FRAMEJ2000 ECLIPTIC
1 AU149,597,870.7 KM
1 LUNAR DISTANCE384,400 KM

CLOSEST UPCOMING EARTH PASS

On the radar

Ranked by nominal miss distance among published JPL close approaches in the next 365 days—not the object’s instantaneous distance.

UPCOMING ENCOUNTERS

Selected approaches

THE COMPLETE INDEX

Known near-Earth objects

The catalog is requested directly from JPL in pages, so newly confirmed objects appear without rebuilding this website.

ObjectClassHEst. diameterEarth MOIDOrbit quality

READ THE LABEL

Measured facts.
Modeled possibilities.

01

Orbit & approach

Designation, orbit, MOID, observations and approach predictions come from NASA/JPL’s Small-Body Database. Uncertainty matters; “potentially hazardous” does not mean “will impact.”

02

Size & composition

Measured diameter, albedo and spectral class are used when available. Otherwise, diameter is estimated from absolute magnitude and an albedo range; composition remains a broad scenario.

03

Resource value

Our gross in-space resource range multiplies modeled mass by illustrative commodity values. It ignores extraction, transport, processing, market collapse and feasibility. It is not a sale price.