5400 (was 2300) Forum: SSI-List
Thread: 5400 (was 2300)
# 21869 byhitssquad on May 2, 2008, 5:31 a.m.
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> The number of known NEOs has reached 2301
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/stats
Between 1970 and 1980, only 28 NEO's were discovered. Between 1960
and 1970, only 8 NEO's were discovered. Between May 1, 1998 and
May 1, 2008, nearly 5,000 NEO's were discovered. The NEO
discovery-rate more-recently was nearly 10,000 per decade.