Oumuamua

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf interstellar object
gptkbp:albedo 0.1
gptkbp:catalogueNumber 1I/2017 U1 (final)
A/2017 U1 (initially)
gptkbp:closestApproachToSun 0.25 AU
gptkbp:color reddish
gptkbp:designation 1I/2017 U1
gptkbp:discoveredBy Robert Weryk
gptkbp:discoveredIn 2017-10-19
Pan-STARRS1
gptkbp:firstObservedFrom gptkb:Haleakalā_Observatory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oumuamua
gptkbp:leftSolarSystem yes
gptkbp:length ~100-400 meters
gptkbp:lightCurveVariation up to 10:1
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:nameMeaning scout or messenger (in Hawaiian)
gptkbp:nearestCity 0.1616 AU
gptkbp:noComaObserved true
gptkbp:notableFor first known interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System
gptkbp:origin interstellar space
gptkbp:originatedIn Vega region (uncertain)
other star system (uncertain)
outside Solar System
gptkbp:outgassingObserved no
gptkbp:possibleArtificialOrigin speculated (not confirmed)
gptkbp:possibleCometaryActivity debated
gptkbp:radioSignalsDetected no
gptkbp:rotationPeriod ~8 hours
gptkbp:shape elongated
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:ESA
gptkb:SETI_Institute
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:academic_journal
artistic depictions
public speculation
gptkbp:surface unknown
gptkbp:trajectory hyperbolic
gptkbp:velocityAtEntry ~315,000 km/h
gptkbp:velocityRelativeToSun ~26 km/s
gptkbp:widthEstimate ~35-167 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Extraterrestrial:_The_First_Sign_of_Intelligent_Life_Beyond_Earth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6