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hootinholler

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8. Well it was close to escape velocity coming in

Reply to rtassi (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 29, 2013, 11:29 PM

Nov 2013

All it needs is a little boost, but it's path is tilted to the plane of the solar system so it's unlikely to get one at this point.

Once they have the speed nailed down we'll know if it will return or not, but if it does it will be like 700,000 years.

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