# Barry-Taylor 2026: Measuring the Age and Initial Composition of Interstellar Objects

> Aster G. Barry-Taylor, 2026. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Barry-Taylor, A. 2026. Measuring the Age and Initial Composition of Interstellar…

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# Measuring the Age and Initial Composition of Interstellar Objects

Aster G. Barry-Taylor, 2026. _arXiv_.

Simple CO/CO2 model applied to 3I: at least 0.6 Gyr old; initial CO/CO2 ~1.5 (formed outside CO ice line).

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## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Kinematic age of 3 to 11 billion years](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas/evidence/EVD0DFQ53AZ1YT9/kinematic-age-of-3-to-11-billion-years)

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[3I/ATLAS](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/3i-atlas)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Barry-Taylor, A. G. (2026). Measuring the Age and Initial Composition of Interstellar Objects. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.04050
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