`get_small_body`

Pack: jpl-ssd · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jpl-ssd/mcp

NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics — look up an asteroid or comet by name or designation and return its orbit and physical parameters (eccentricity, semi-major axis, MOID, diameter, albedo, NEO/PHA flags). Keyless.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	yes	Asteroid/comet name or designation, e.g. “Ceres”, “433 Eros”, “Halley”, “2021 PH27”.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "name": "Ceres"
}

curl

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":"get_small_body","arguments":{"name":"Ceres"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_small_body', {
  "name": "Ceres"
});

More examples

{
  "name": "433 Eros"
}

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.

get_small_body