If officially confirmed, the object would be only the second of its kind detected.
The discovery of a new comet scientists believe to be an"interstellar object" has set the astronomy community abuzz.
The newly found comet, dubbed C/2019 Q4, was discovered by Gennady Borisov, a Crimean astronomer working out of an observatory in Nauchnij, Crimea."The comet's current velocity is high, about 93,000 mph [150,000 kph], which is well above the typical velocities of objects orbiting the Sun at that distance," Davide Farnocchia, an astronomer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in a statement.
The comet -- consisting of an icy body surrounded by a cloud of dust and particles -- is currently approaching the sun, but the closest it is projected to come towards Earth is about 190 million miles, according to the NASA statement.
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