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Second interstellar object - 2I/Borisov
September 30 , 2019
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- According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a second interstellar object named 2I/Borisov has been discovered in the solar system.
- It was discovered by astronomer Gennady Borisov from MARGO observatory, Crimea.
- It looked like a comet from a 0.65-meter telescope built on his own.
- It has an orbit as hyperbolic.
- It was formerly known as C/2019 Q4.
- The first interstellar object was 1I/Oumuamua.
- An interstellar object is an astronomical object- an asteroid, comet or possibly planet, but not a star or sub star which is located in interstellar space.
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