- An
exocomet, or
extrasolar comet, is a
comet outside the
Solar System,
which includes rogue comets and
comets that
orbit stars other than the Sun. The...
- also
called an "exoplanet"
Extrasolar moon, also
called an "exomoon"
Exocomet, an
extrasolar comet Exoasteroid, an
extrasolar asteroid Some
Solar System...
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after billions of years.
Exocomets beyond the
Solar System have been
detected and may be
common in the
Milky Way. The
first exocomet system detected was around...
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detect at
great distances given their small size.
Besides exoplanets, "
exocomets",
comets beyond the
Solar System, have also been
detected and may be common...
- the
object could be a
remnant of a
disintegrated interstellar comet (or
exocomet), as
suggested by
astronomer Zdenek Sekanina.
Spectra from the Hale Telescope...
-
constellation Lyra.
Around this star the
first detection of
transiting exocomets were made in 2018. KIC 3542116 has a
spectral type of F2V from spectroscopy...
- (theoret.)
Earth analog Eccentric Jupiter Exomoon Tidally detached exomoon Exocomet Hot
Jupiter Hot
Neptune Rogue planet Ocean (theoret.)
Pulsar planet Super-Earth...
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contribute to
preventing atmospheric collapse. Additionally,
impacts of
exocomets could resupply water to
Proxima Centauri b, if they are present. A number...
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excess comes from a
replenishment of dust
particles from
thousands of
exocomets at high eccentricities, with an
origin from an Oort cloud-like structure...
- 372M. doi:10.1093/mnras/sty2682. Schwarz, R.; et al. (November 2018). "
Exocomets in the
Proxima Centauri system and
their importance for
water transport"...
