ʻOumuamua
INTERSTELLAR PASSAGE · UTC
2017 · SEP · 09
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ʻOumuamua

A messenger from another star system. ʻOumuamua crossed our Solar System, swept past the Sun on 9 September 2017, and reached roughly 87.3 km/s near perihelion before heading back into interstellar space.

The Hawaiian name is often translated as “a messenger from afar arriving first.” Discovered by Pan-STARRS1 in October 2017, it became the first known object officially classified as interstellar.

DISCOVERED19 OCT 2017
DISCOVERED BYPAN-STARRS1
PERIHELION9 SEP 2017
PEAK SPEED87.3 KM/S
TYPEFIRST “I” OBJECT
LOOKDARK · REDDISH · TUMBLING

Credits

Music, Concept & Development
Erik Tilleby
Soundtrack
“ʻOumuamua” from Homage

Technical Documentation

  • Runtime: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Babylon.js
  • Audio: browser playback starts with the film
  • Structure: 195 seconds (3:15), timed cinematic passage
  • Scene: procedural starfield, stylised solar system, custom ʻOumuamua mesh
  • Playback: stop the film at any time
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A 3-minute, 15-second journey through our Solar System. Music streamed from SoundCloud. Playback starts with the film.