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Old 13-09-2019, 04:39 AM
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Another Interstellar Visitor - Comet C/2019 Q4

A new 20Km wide comet has been seen that is 3 AU from the Sun and it appears to have come from a different star system.
Known as Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) - has a hyperbolic orbit eccentricity of 3.2, based on current observation.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49676757
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