#interstellar-object

#interstellar-object

The object, provisionally known as A11pl3Z, is traveling at about 245,000 kilometers per hour relative to the sun, currently located just inside the orbit of Jupiter.

The enormous interstellar object, now officially dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is already speeding through the solar system at 41 miles per second, or 150,000 miles per hour. This has sparked speculation that 3I/ATLAS's intense brightness might not have a natural explanation.