# Richard P. Binzel

> Richard "Rick" P. Binzel is an American astronomer and professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a discoverer of minor planets, photometrist and the inventor of the Torino Scale, a method for categorizing the impact hazard associated with near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets. He is also a frequent trip leader for the MIT Alumni Association.

*American astronomer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/richard-p-binzel

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1958
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: https://eapsweb.mit.edu/people/rpb

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2072907)

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