The Interstellar Interlopers

David Jewitt, Darryl Z. Seligman, 2023. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The standard review of 1I and 2I: their divergent properties, the number density of about 0.1 per cubic au, the likely origin in protoplanetary discs, and the authors' judgement that the data are too few to reject other explanations firmly. ARA&A 61, 197-236.

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The reference review for the field's state before 3I.

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'Oumuamua was an unusual member of a population dominated by comets like 2I and 3I.

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The detection implies a number density of about 0.1 per cubic au.

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1I/'Oumuamua

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Is 'Oumuamua typical of interstellar objects, or a rare kind?

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What was 'Oumuamua made of?

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Jewitt, D., & Seligman, D. Z. (2023). The Interstellar Interlopers. Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-astro-071221-054221

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Jewitt, David and Darryl Z. Seligman. “The Interstellar Interlopers.” Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-astro-071221-054221.