Speaker
Description
The Near-Earth Object (NEO) Toolkit, developed by ESA's Planetary Defence Office, is an advanced suite of tools designed to support observation planning, scientific research and monitoring of NEOs. The NEO Toolkit includes:
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Orbit Visualization Tool (OVT): A 3D graphical tool for visualizing NEO orbits, including past and future close approaches and impactors, allowing exploration of their trajectories across time and space.
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Flyby Visualisation Tool (FBVT): Another 3D tool that offers high-precision data and visualisation in the surrounding days of the close approach (or impact!) of a NEO with Earth.
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Observation Planning Tool (OPT): A tool designed to help astronomers optimise the planning of NEO observations from any location on Earth, by providing high precision ephemerides and support graphical representations.
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Sky Chart Display Tool (SCDT): A planetarium software that produces sky maps from any position on Earth, displaying high precision paths of NEOs, and especially designed to support observation planning with the OPT.
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Synodic Orbit Visualization Tool (SOVT): It displays relative NEO trajectories in a corotating Sun-Earth centred frame, identifying optimal observability regions and enabling effective observation planning.
Each tool will be presented concisely, showcasing relevant cases that illustrate the particular and global capabilities as well as the scientific and outreach potential of the NEO Toolkit.