Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2011 WV134 (500080) Close Approach Planetary Defence Profile

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Written by: Astrophyzix Digital Observatory and Planetary Defence Research centre
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Discovery & Designation

(500080) 2011 WV134 is a numbered near-Earth asteroid (NEA) first detected on 30 November 2011 by the Catalina Sky Survey, a NASA-funded asteroid detection program based in Arizona. Following confirmation and orbital refinement, the object received its permanent minor planet number 500080 from the International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center (MPC).

The asteroid’s provisional designation “2011 WV134” follows the standard MPC naming convention, indicating discovery in the second half of November 2011.

Exoplanets: A Comprehensive Scientific Review

Astrophyzix Digital Observatory Research Dossier

Subject: Exoplanetary Science
Classification: Evidence-First, Peer‑Reviewed Sourced Review
Data Sources: NASA, ESA, ESO, STScI, Nature, PNAS, Annual Reviews

Exoplanets — A Comprehensive Scientific Review

The detection of planets orbiting stars beyond our Solar System — known as exoplanets — has reshaped astronomy over the past three decades. Prior to 1992, only indirect speculation existed about planets around other stars. Today, nearly 6,000 exoplanets have been confirmed through a variety of observation techniques, revealing planetary systems that challenge traditional theories of formation and habitability. (NASA Exoplanet Archive)

Asteroid 2020 BX15 Near-Earth Asteroid: Planetary Defence Profile

Digital Observatory Planetary Defence NEO Report — Asteroid 2020 BX15

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Object: 2020 BX15
Classification: Aten Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA)
Discovery Date: 27 January 2020 (Catalina Sky Survey)
Data Source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) & Minor Planet Center

Introduction 

This mid-week technical assessment summarises the orbital state, physical constraints, and planetary defense status of near-Earth asteroid 2020 BX15 using official NASA/JPL orbital solutions and peer-reviewed near-Earth asteroid research.