Observed arrival · 2026-11-08
Interstellar Objects, in 3D
An interactive astronomy guide to the trajectories of three confirmed interstellar visitors, with a model estimating how many objects cross different boundaries around the Sun.
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- Readers exploring interstellar-object trajectories and encounter rates
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- The estimator distinguishes modeled crossings from observed discoveries and near-Earth collision rates.
Field notes
The explorer describes mouse dragging, scrolling, or arrow keys for examining the orbit planes, and says the displayed solutions are not live positions. The estimator uses a density benchmark of 0.1 objects per cubic AU and an incoming speed of 30 km/s for its example; the page stresses that its outputs depend on assumptions and sparse survey-based density estimates.
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