neo-simulation

A model of all potentially hazardous NEOs based on their Keplerian elements.
The aim of the project is to visualize all of the currently known PHAs and provide information for each individual visualized object on demand.

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Data

The data used in this project is from JPL's Small-Body Database. The following are the limits and output fields used to query the database:

1. Limit by Object Group: PHAs,
   Limit by Object Kind: asteroids.
2. Output Fields:
   • object fullname
   • epoch.mjd
   • a
   • e
   • i
   • node
   • peri
   • M
   • n
   • Earth MOID
   • diameter

The current data used in the project is valid as of 02.10.2023.

References

1. NEO orbit data: JPL's Small-Body Database (https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_query.html).
2. Large object (planets) orbit data: Approximate Positions of the Planets, Table 2a (https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/approx_pos.html).
3. Large object (planets) diameters: List of Solar System objects by size on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size#Larger_than_400_km).
4. The algorithm used in Computation.PositionAtEccentricAnomaly: 2012rcampion on StackExchange Space (https://space.stackexchange.com/a/8915).