Thread: Comet from another star?
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Old December 5th 08, 05:50 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.space.history
Pat Flannery
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Default Comet from another star?


wrote:
On a more serious note, devoid of any anime nonsense, it seems to me
that the energy requirements to intercept an extrasolar comet on a
hyperbolic trajectory would be too great.
Too much fuel would be needed to even catch up to it.


This one has entered a short period solar orbit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/96P/Machholz

Pat