Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
A/2017 U1: An Interstellar Visitor
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 3, 2017 is “A/2017 U1: An Interstellar Visitor,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: Alan Fitzsimmons ( ARC, Queen’s University Belfast ), Isaac Newton Group. The original explanation runs about 191 words.
From the explanation
“Traveling at high velocity along an extreme hyperbolic orbit and making a hairpin turn as it swung past the Sun, the now designated A/2017 U1 is the first known small body from interstellar space.”
— APOD editors, November 3, 2017
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- November 3, 2017
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: Alan Fitzsimmons ( ARC, Queen’s University Belfast ), Isaac Newton Group
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 191 words