2I/Borisov
id:
2i-borisov-180-16561507
title:
2I/Borisov
text:
2I/Borisov, originally designated C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), is the first observed rogue comet and the second observed interstellar interloper after ʻOumuamua. It was discovered by the Crimean amateur astronomer and telescope maker Gennadiy Borisov on 29 August 2019 UTC. 2I/Borisov has a heliocentric orbital eccentricity of 3.36 and is not bound to the Sun. The comet passed through the ecliptic of the Solar System at the end of October 2019, and made its closest approach to the Sun at just over 2 AU o
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Interstellar comet passing through the Solar System, discovered in 2019
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2I/Borisov
date created:
2019-09-11T00:17:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T15:37:44Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Comet-2IBorisov-HubbleST-20191016_%28cropped%29.png","width":803,"height":602}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16