ʻOumuamua photograph

ʻOumuamua

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Radius200 m
DiscoveredOctober 19, 2017
Apparent magnitude19. 7 to >27. 5
Semi-major axis−1. 2798±0. 0008 AU
Mean motion0° 40m 48. 72s / day
DiscoverersRobert Weryk
Pan-STARRS
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2199160
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About ʻOumuamua


ʻOumuamua is the first known interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System. Formally designated 1I/2017 U1, it was discovered by Robert Weryk using the Pan-STARRS telescope at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, on 19 October 2017, 40 days after it passed its closest point to the Sun on 9 September.

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