near-Earth object

English

Noun

near-Earth object (plural near-Earth objects)

(astronomy) An asteroid, comet or large meteoroid whose orbit intersects Earth's orbit, especially those which pose a collision danger.

Translations

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

Hungarian: földközeli objektum

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