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As a general rule objects discovered when they are currently farther from the Sun will have greater u <!-- The following objects are listed in descending order of their discovery distance from the Sun. -- ...

...], which is used to determine the impact risk associated with [[near-Earth objects]]. Just as the Torino scale takes into account how significant an object's ...2011 to include a consideration of whether contact was achieved through an interstellar message or a physical extraterrestrial artifact, including all indications ...

...osmic]] stream of [[charged particle]]s that can push [[Interstellar cloud|interstellar dust clouds]] of low density into [[intergalactic space]]. Although it easi [[Category:Interstellar media]] ...

...[[Extinction (astronomy)|interstellar absorption factor]] of 0.033 due to interstellar dust.<ref name=Ryon2009/> [[Category:Bayer objects|Geminorum, Pi]] ...

...code=2018ApJ...866...75W |issn=0004-637X}}</ref> The [[Interstellar medium|interstellar matter]] in Z 229-15 gets so hot that it releases a large amount of energy [[Category:Principal Galaxies Catalogue objects|62756]] ...

...httime, [[albedo]] describes solar reflections from other [[Solar System]] objects, including [[moonlight]], [[planetshine]], and [[zodiacal light]]. ...artially [[linearly polarized]] by scattering from elongated [[Cosmic dust|interstellar dust]] grains whose long axes tend to be oriented perpendicular to the gala ...

...a close approach to Jupiter. In the 43 years since its discovery only two objects with higher eccentricities have been identified, [[1I/ʻOumuamua]] (1.2) and |title=Pole, Pericenter, and Nodes of the Interstellar Minor Body A/2017 U1 ...

...ecause of [[Extinction (astronomy)|extinction]] from [[interstellar medium|interstellar gas and dust]].<ref name=aaa430_165/> [[Category:Bayer objects|Equulei, Zeta]] ...

Because of its location in the galactic disk, σ Cyg is obstructed by interstellar dust and is reddened by around 0.2 magnitudes and loses about 0.6 magnitude [[Category:Bayer objects|Cygni, Sigma]] ...

...f the [[Logarithmic scale|logarithmic magnitude scale]], in which brighter objects have smaller (more negative) magnitudes than dimmer ones. For comparison, t ...than those of closer stars. The amount of reddening is characterized by [[Interstellar reddening|color excess]], defined as the difference between the '''observed ...

...there is currently a large amount of [[star formation]] in the galaxies. [[Interstellar dust]] can be seen between the areas of star formation. Two bright stars ca [[Category:Arp objects|274]] ...

...he nearest discrete relative concentration of sparse [[interstellar medium|interstellar matter]] instead forms a massive wave.<ref name="theguardian-sample"/><ref ...cite web|first1=Bennett|last1=McIntosh|access-date=7 January 2020|title=An Interstellar Ribbon of Clouds in the Sun's Backyard|url=https://harvardmagazine.com/2020 ...

...] to characterize the width of observed [[spectral lines]] of astronomical objects. It is defined as * {{cite book|first= Bruce|last= Draine|title=Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic Medium|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2011|isb ...

Most of the [[interstellar medium]] is not at rest, but is in supersonic motion due to [[Supernova|sup ...gravitation|self-gravity]] if it is large enough; however, in the ordinary interstellar medium this can only happen if the cloud has a mass of several thousands of ...

...onomy]], known as a pioneer of [[astrochemistry]] and the co-discoverer of interstellar [[trihydrogen cation]] ({{chem|H|3|+}}).<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Mitchi ...dynamics of fundamental molecular ions and their behavior in astronomical objects.<ref name="Chic"/> ...

...pective of Earth. The Lockman Hole is a relatively clear window on distant objects, which makes it an attractive area of the sky for observational astronomy s ...reme ultraviolet]] and [[soft x-ray]] [[radiation]] from [[extragalactic]] objects to a greater degree than other areas of the sky. ...

...astronomy)|extinction factor]] of 0.06<ref name=Groenewegen2012/> due to [[interstellar dust]]. [[Category:Bayer objects|Ursae Majoris, Sigma]] ...

...is diminished by an [[extinction (astronomy)|extinction]] of 0.1 due to [[interstellar dust]].<ref name=Famaey2005/> [[Category:Bayer objects|Corona Borealis, Mu]] ...

...019.tif|thumb|upright=1.5|right|[[2I/Borisov]] comet, the second confirmed interstellar object, photographed in late-2019 beside a distant galaxy]] ...''.<ref>{{cite journal|first1=Dimitri|last1=Veras|title=Creating the first interstellar interloper|journal=Nature Astronomy|date=13 April 2020|volume=4|issue=9|iss ...

...[extinction (astronomy)|extinction factor]] of {{Val|0.063|0.10}} due to [[interstellar dust]].<ref name=vanBelle2009/> [[Category:Bayer objects|Draconis, Pi]] ...