A 100-million-year simulation of Alpha Centauri ejecta finds that a small fraction can reach the Solar System, implying roughly a million 100-meter-scale objects in the Oort Cloud today if the system ejects at the Solar System's rate.
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A Case Study of Interstellar Material Delivery: {\alpha} Centauri
A 100-million-year simulation of Alpha Centauri ejecta finds that a small fraction can reach the Solar System, implying roughly a million 100-meter-scale objects in the Oort Cloud today if the system ejects at the Solar System's rate.