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2I/Borisov - An Interstellar Object
December 19 , 2019
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- The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially declared a recently spotted comet as an interstellar object.
- The object, provisionally called Comet C/2019, is now dubbed 2I/Borisov.
- The comet is the second interstellar object scientists have identified.
- The first was 1I/'Oumuamua, which was first spotted in October 2017.
- 2I/Borisov has a more hyperbolic path than any other comet.
- The name Borisov honours its discoverer, astronomer Gennady Borisov from Crimea.
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