This morning, a team of Italian astronomers led by Ernesto Guido photographed A11pl3Z using a remote-controlled telescope in Australia.
Third known interstellar object to pass through the Solar System
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 07/02/2025 UPDATED
A NEW INTERSTELLAR OBJECT: A new object is entering the Solar System from interstellar space. Provisionally named A11pl3Z, it is about 20 kilometers wide and currently travelling at a blistering 66 km/s. Early measurements of its orbit suggest an eccentricity of 6 which, if confirmed, would be strong evidence that it comes from another star.
