Martin Kabatnik, a researcher based in Nuremberg, Germany, said he could not “describe the level of excitement.” “When I first saw how fast it was moving, I was convinced it should have been reported already,” he said.
According to the NASA statement, the object, despite its size and speed, stands out for its low mass, which makes it difficult to classify as a celestial object. “It could be a low-mass star, or if it does not constantly fuse hydrogen in its core, it would be considered a brown dwarf, placing it somewhere between a gas giant planet and a star,” the report noted.