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arxiv: 1711.01300 · v1 · submitted 2017-11-03 · 🌌 astro-ph.EP

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Origin of Interstellar Object A/2017 U1 in a Nearby Young Stellar Association?

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We suggest that the kinematics and properties of interstellar object A/2017 U1 point towards its formation in a protoplanetary disk in the ~45 Myr-old Carina or Columba young stellar associations, and subsequent ejection with a low peculiar velocity (1-2 km/sec) during or soon after planet formation inside the ice line. This scenario predicts that the Solar System will encounter more such objects with radiants similar to that of A/2017 U1.

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