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A Near‐Earth Object Hazard Index
Author(s) -
BINZEL RICHARD P.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48366.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , object (grammar) , hazard , index (typography) , simple (philosophy) , computer science , collision , earth (classical element) , geography , physics , astronomy , computer security , artificial intelligence , world wide web , epistemology , archaeology , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry
With the advent of expanded near‐Earth object (NEO) surveys, the number of known close approaches to Earth will increase dramatically. For many of these objects, uncertainties in their preliminary orbits will result in calculations yielding nonzero probabilities of collision over the next century. An index system is proposed which places the hazard posed by any given close approach into an easily understandable context that allows simple and efficient communication between astronomers and the public.