interstellar comet

English

Etymology

interstellar + comet

Noun

interstellar comet (plural interstellar comets)

1. (astronomy, planetology) A comet (or exocomet) located in interstellar space, and not gravitationally bound to a star.

Hypernyms

• exocomet
• exosolar comet
• extrasolar comet

Related terms

• interstellar planet
• rogue planet

See also

• deep space
• outer space
• planetary system

Further reading

• interstellar comet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia