# Constraints on the Density and Internal Strength of 1I/'Oumuamua

@article{McNeill2018ConstraintsOT,
title={Constraints on the Density and Internal Strength of 1I/'Oumuamua},
author={Andrew McNeill and David E. Trilling and Michael Mommert},
journal={arXiv: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics},
year={2018}
}
• Published 27 March 2018
• Physics
• arXiv: Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
1I/'Oumuamua was discovered by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS 1) on 19 October 2017. Unlike all previously discovered minor planets this object was determined to have eccentricity $e > 1.0$, suggesting an interstellar origin. Since this discovery and within the limited window of opportunity, several photometric and spectroscopic studies of the object have been made. Using the measured light curve amplitudes and rotation periods we find that, under the…

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