close_approaches
Pack: jpl-ssd · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jpl-ssd/mcp
NASA/JPL CNEOS — list near-Earth close approaches to Earth in a date range, with miss distance (AU), relative velocity (km/s), and absolute magnitude (size proxy). Keyless.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
start | string | yes | Start date (inclusive), YYYY-MM-DD. |
end | string | yes | End date (inclusive), YYYY-MM-DD. |
max_distance | string | no | Max miss distance, default “0.05” AU. Accepts lunar distances too, e.g. “10LD”. |
limit | number | no | Max rows, default 25, max 100. |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jpl-ssd/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"close_approaches","arguments":{}}}'Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"jpl-ssd": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jpl-ssd/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.