The D Discriminant and Near-Earth Astero
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Jack D. Drummond
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Article
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2000
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Elsevier Science
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English
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A method of separating an association of orbits, a stream, from the local background using the traditional D discriminant is introduced. Applying this procedure to all 708 asteroids with perihelia less than 1.3 AU known on April 22, 1999 suggests that the orbits of Earth-approaching asteroids may be