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ESA Near Earth Objects

ESA Near Earth Objects MCP Connector for Claude

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Track near-Earth asteroids and comets, access orbital data, and monitor potential impact risks from the European Space Agency.

12 tools Official Updated Oct 1, 2026 Official Vinkius Partner
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Connect to the European Space Agency Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre (NEOCC) and access the most authoritative asteroid monitoring data in Europe.

What you can do

  • Close Approaches — Retrieve upcoming and recent asteroid flybys with miss distances in kilometers, astronomical units, and lunar distances, plus diameter and relative velocity
  • Impact Risk Assessment — Access the official ESA risk list and special risk list of asteroids with non-zero cumulative impact probability, including Palermo Scale and Torino Scale ratings
  • Object-Level Intelligence — Query orbital elements, physical properties (diameter, albedo, spectral type), and computed ephemerides for any known near-Earth object by designation
  • Planetary Defence Monitoring — Access the Aegis impact monitoring table and priority observation lists used by ESA Space Safety

How it works

  1. Subscribe to this server
  2. No API key required — the ESA NEOCC is a public service
  3. Start querying asteroid data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client

Your AI agent becomes a planetary defence analyst with direct access to ESA mission-critical data. All information is sourced from the ESA Space Safety programme and updated multiple times daily.

Who is this for?

  • Researchers & Astronomers — access orbital elements and ephemerides for observation planning without navigating complex web portals
  • Science Communicators — instantly retrieve upcoming asteroid flyby data for articles and social media
  • Planetary Defence Professionals — monitor risk lists and impact tables programmatically for rapid response workflows
  • Space Enthusiasts — explore the asteroid catalog and track objects approaching Earth in near real-time
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12 tools expose this connector's capabilities to your AI agent.

get_object_close_approaches

g., "2024YR4", "99942 Apophis"). Returns miss distance, date, velocity, and brightness for each encounter. Use URL-encoded designations for objects with spaces. Get all close approaches for a specific asteroid

check_esa_neocc_status

Returns the connection status and service URL. Use this to verify the integration is working correctly. Verify ESA NEOCC API connectivity

get_all_nea_list

Returns designations only. Warning: this list contains thousands of entries. Use for comprehensive audits or when searching for a specific designation. Get the complete catalog of all known near-Earth asteroids

get_impact_table

Lists virtual impactors with their projected impact dates, impact probabilities, and Palermo Scale values. This is the primary ESA output for planetary defence risk assessment. Get impact monitoring data for potentially hazardous objects

get_object_ephemerides

Returns right ascension, declination, distance, and visual magnitude at each timestep. Useful for planning telescope observations or determining current sky position. Get ephemerides for a specific asteroid

get_recent_close_approaches

Useful for reviewing past flyby events and validating orbital predictions. Get recent asteroid close approaches that already occurred

get_object_orbital_elements

Essential for trajectory computation and impact probability assessment. Get orbital elements for a specific asteroid

get_object_physical_properties

Data sourced from the ESA NEOCC physical properties database. Get physical properties of a specific asteroid

get_priority_list

These objects have incomplete orbital arcs and could be reclassified with additional tracking data. Get priority NEOs requiring follow-up observation

get_special_risk_list

These objects have heightened scientific interest for planetary defence. Get the ESA special priority risk list

get_upcoming_close_approaches

Data is updated multiple times per day directly from the ESA Space Safety programme. Get upcoming asteroid close approaches to Earth

get_risk_list

Each entry includes the object designation, estimated diameter, cumulative impact probability (IP), Palermo Scale value (PS), and Torino Scale rating. Objects on this list are being actively monitored by the ESA Planetary Defence Office. Get the ESA asteroid impact risk list

See how to talk to your AI agent using ESA Near Earth Objects.

Show me all asteroids approaching Earth in the next few months.

I've retrieved the ESA NEOCC upcoming close approaches list. There are currently 87 objects tracked. The closest approach today is asteroid 2022UU8, passing at 3.34 million km (8.7 lunar distances) with a diameter of approximately 9 meters. Would you like me to check the risk assessment for any of these objects?

Are there any asteroids currently on the ESA risk list?

I've fetched the ESA risk list. There are currently several objects with non-zero cumulative impact probability. The highest-rated object has a Palermo Scale value of -2.3 and Torino Scale 0. None currently warrant public concern — all are within normal background risk levels. Would you like the orbital details for any specific object?

Get me the orbital elements and physical properties of asteroid 2024YR4.

Querying the NEOCC database for 2024YR4... The orbital elements show a semi-major axis of 1.47 AU, eccentricity 0.42, inclination 3.8°. The physical properties indicate an estimated diameter of 40-90 meters with absolute magnitude H=24.7. This object was flagged for follow-up observations. Would you like to see its computed ephemerides for telescope planning?

No. The ESA NEOCC API is completely public and requires no authentication. Simply subscribe to this server and enter any placeholder value in the API key field to start querying asteroid data immediately.

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