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The fun part is the ~1700 AU aphelion is still not far enough out to be part of the Oort cloud. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/facts/ https://
by zamadatix 1y ago
The fun part is the ~1700 AU aphelion is still not far enough out to be part of the Oort cloud. https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/facts/ https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/oort-cloud/facts/
- jessriedel 1y agoWell, the preprint announcing the discovery describes its orbit as extending to "the inner Oort cloud" even though aphelion is 1630 au. https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.15806 https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.15806