NASA · Schema

Close Approach

A close approach event for a near-Earth object.

GovernmentScienceSpace

Properties

Name Type Description
close_approach_date string Date of the close approach (YYYY-MM-DD).
close_approach_date_full string Full date and time of close approach.
epoch_date_close_approach integer Epoch timestamp of the close approach.
relative_velocity object
miss_distance object
orbiting_body string The orbiting body for the close approach (e.g. Earth).
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

close-approach.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://github.com/api-evangelist/nasa/blob/main/json-schema/close-approach.json",
  "title": "Close Approach",
  "description": "A close approach event for a near-Earth object.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "close_approach_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date of the close approach (YYYY-MM-DD)."
    },
    "close_approach_date_full": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full date and time of close approach."
    },
    "epoch_date_close_approach": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Epoch timestamp of the close approach."
    },
    "relative_velocity": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "kilometers_per_second": { "type": "string" },
        "kilometers_per_hour": { "type": "string" },
        "miles_per_hour": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "miss_distance": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "astronomical": { "type": "string" },
        "lunar": { "type": "string" },
        "kilometers": { "type": "string" },
        "miles": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "orbiting_body": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The orbiting body for the close approach (e.g. Earth)."
    }
  },
  "required": ["close_approach_date", "orbiting_body"]
}

Work with this as data

Every JSON Schema here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for schemas

4 MCP tools reach this
  • find_json_schemasBrowse and filter every JSON Schema in the catalog.
  • apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
  • resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
  • find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.
All 92 tools →

Call it yourself

curl for this page
This JSON Schema
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/json-schemas/close-approach"
All schemas
curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/json-schemas?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no form to fill in. Signing in shares your email address with us — we store it to create your key and to recognise you if you sign in with another provider. See our Privacy Policy and Terms.

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.