Just how close did it get to the Sun? My memory is that it got about as close as...

jandrese on Feb 19, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Could 'Oumuamua be an icy fractal aggregate ejecte...

Just how close did it get to the Sun? My memory is that it got about as close as Mercury to the sun. It should have warmed up a fair bit, but the gravity gradients shouldn't be ripping it apart.