Assertion: asteroid | /r/HasProperty | classed as a near earth object
Facets:
value: by astronomers
type: OTHER
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Despite being nearly 12 times further out than the Moon, the asteroid is classed as a near Earth object by astronomers and is tracked by the space agency.
text: The first observations show that it moves quickly and is relatively close.
text: To be considered "near", the asteroid must come closer to Earth than to any other major planet.
text: These are the Near-Earth Asteroids.
text: Asteroids that come close to Earth are called Near Earth Objects, NEOs for short.
text: EarthSky , explained that although the asteroid is considered a near-earth object that was considered a potentially hazardous object by the Minor Planet Center, it doesn't pose a risk to our planet.
text: Despite being nearly 12 times further out than the Moon, the asteroid is classed as a near Earth object by astronomers and is tracked by the space agency.