jpl_cad
Query NASA's JPL database to identify asteroid and comet close approaches to planets, enabling analysis of past and future near-Earth object events with customizable date, distance, and planetary body parameters.
Instructions
Asteroid and comet close approaches to the planets in the past and future
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| dist_max | No | Maximum approach distance (e.g., 0.05, 10LD). Default: 0.05 au | |
| dist_min | No | Minimum approach distance. Default: none | |
| date_min | No | Start date for search (YYYY-MM-DD). Default: now | |
| date_max | No | End date for search (YYYY-MM-DD). Default: +60 days | |
| body | No | Body to find close approaches to (e.g., Earth, Mars, ALL). Default: Earth | |
| sort | No | Sort field: date, dist, dist-min, v-inf, v-rel, h, object. Default: date | |
| des | No | Object designation (e.g., '2000 SG344' or '433') | |
| spk | No | Object SPK-ID (e.g., '2000433') | |
| neo | No | Limit to NEOs. Default: true | |
| fullname | No | Include full object name in result. Default: false |