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42km/s is assuming you use all of Earth's orbital velocity (~30km/s) to your favor, a small deviation means 45km/s won't cut it. In terms of possible angles, it
by jojobas 2y ago
42km/s is assuming you use all of Earth's orbital velocity (~30km/s) to your favor, a small deviation means 45km/s won't cut it. In terms of possible angles, it's a very low chance of an interstellar object.
- TheBlight 2y agoI don't think that's accurate. 42 km/s is purely a function of the Sun's mass and the distance of Earth's orbit. If we used the Earth's orbital speed (~30 km/s) and launched from Earth in that continued direction we would only need ~12 km/s additional velocity.