Unidentified Interstellar Anomaly continues its journey.
05 Sep 2022Aranaya
Today, at 3308-09-05 05:09, closely matching projections, the entity dubbed "Unidentified Interstellar Anomaly" by the Canonn Institute passed uneventfully through the Oochorrs CS-F c13-0 system and continued its travel in a new direction. The passage was observed by numerous explorers and independent researchers who were attempting to measure the speed of the anomaly, which has been estimated as anything between 5700c to 6300c (0.66 - 0.71 lightyears per hour), and has not yet conclusively been confirmed to be constant.The Anomaly had been discovered several days previously, when it began approaching the Oochorrs UF-J c11-0 system from the direction of restricted space (NGC 2264 Sector RE-Y c14-0). Its speed was then estimated only by rough triangulation to be around 0.66 lightyears per hour. More exact data could finally be had after its passage through Oochorrs UF-J c11-0 was observed precisely at 3308-09-01 18:17. Given its journey time of 82.867 hours for a distance of 57.19 lightyears, Canonn now estimates its speed as 6000c, or 0.69lightyears per hour (assuming a constant value).
After its passage through Oochorrs CS-F c13-0, the UIA began heading towards Oochorrs BS-F c13-0, a surprisingly short 10.5 lightyear trip that it is expected to conclude on 20:21 of the same day. Speculations still abound about the UIA's ultimate destination, with several favored guesses being HIP 22460, the site of the ill-fated Proteus Wave project, or even Sol itself. Wherever it is going, however, what we do know is that it will not get there in several months - unless it speeds up significantly, or its target is much closer than anyone expects.
