KnowraInterstellar objectLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Interstellar object, each with the reason it gives.All 8Broader topic 1Related 1Narrower topic 2Compared with 4Solar SystemCompared with: Such visitors expose the distinction between Solar System members and passing extrasolar bodies.Oort cloudCompared with: A cloud object is Sun-bound; an interstellar visitor follows an unbound trajectory.PanspermiaRelated: Interstellar visitors raise the possibility of material exchange between distant star systems.Hyperbolic trajectoryBroader topic: Its solar-system passage is hyperbolic because it is not gravitationally bound to the Sun.Small Solar System bodyCompared with: These visitors provide a comparison for determining how Solar System small bodies differ from extrasolar material.Long-period cometCompared with: Its unbound trajectory distinguishes it from a long-period comet on a solar orbit.2I/BorisovNarrower topic: Borisov’s orbit established its membership in this broader class of visitors.1I/ʻOumuamuaNarrower topic: ʻOumuamua established the first confirmed case of this broader class passing through the Solar System.