English Dictionary

potentially hazardous object

名詞

(astronomy) A near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.

日本語の意味

（天文学） 地球に接近する軌道を持ち、もし衝突が起きた場合に地域的な大きな被害をもたらす可能性のある、小惑星や彗星を指す。

Astronomers tracked a potentially hazardous object whose orbit could bring it uncomfortably close to Earth within the next century.

天文学者たちは、その軌道が今後100年以内に地球にかなり接近する可能性があり、衝突した場合に地域に甚大な被害を及ぼすおそれのある近地球天体を追跡しました。

意味（1）

(astronomy) A near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.

potentially hazardous objects （ plural ）