`get_close_approaches`

Pack: meteors · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/meteors/mcp

Find near-Earth asteroids making close approaches within 0.05 AU. Returns object name, approach date, miss distance, velocity, and diameter to identify potentially hazardous objects.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`limit`	number	no	Maximum number of close approach records to return (default 10, max 50).

Example call

Arguments

{
  "limit": 10
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/meteors/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_close_approaches","arguments":{"limit":10}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_close_approaches', {
  "limit": 10
});

More examples

{
  "limit": 30
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, close_approaches

Field	Type	Description
`count`	integer	Total number of close approach records returned
`close_approaches`	array	Array of near-Earth asteroid close approach records

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total number of close approach records returned"
    },
    "close_approaches": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of near-Earth asteroid close approach records",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "designation": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Asteroid designation/name"
          },
          "orbit_id": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Orbit identification number"
          },
          "jd_time": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Julian date of the close approach"
          },
          "date": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Calendar date of the close approach"
          },
          "distance_au": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Distance at close approach in AU"
          },
          "distance_min_au": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Minimum distance in AU"
          },
          "velocity_rel_km_s": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Relative velocity in km/s"
          },
          "velocity_inf_km_s": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Infinity velocity in km/s"
          },
          "h_magnitude": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Absolute magnitude (brightness)"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "close_approaches"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "meteors": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/meteors/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_close_approaches