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Origin of Interstellar Object A/2017 U1 in a Nearby Young Stellar Association?

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics 2017-11-07 v1

Abstract

We suggest that the kinematics and properties of interstellar object A/2017 U1 point towards its formation in a protoplanetary disk in the ~45 Myr-old Carina or Columba young stellar associations, and subsequent ejection with a low peculiar velocity (1-2 km/sec) during or soon after planet formation inside the ice line. This scenario predicts that the Solar System will encounter more such objects with radiants similar to that of A/2017 U1.

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@article{arxiv.1711.01300,
  title  = {Origin of Interstellar Object A/2017 U1 in a Nearby Young Stellar Association?},
  author = {Eric Gaidos and Jonathan P. Williams and Adam Kraus},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1711.01300},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Submitted to Research Notes of the AAS