The asteroid Oumuamua, discovered in 2017, is unusual because it
A) is not spherical.
B) is on a hyperbolic orbit and may have originated around another star.
C) passed through the inner solar system.
D) collided with Jupiter.

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Oumuamua is unusual because it is on a hyperbolic orbit, indicating it is not bound to the Sun and suggesting it may have originated from another star system. This interstellar trajectory is what makes it distinct from other observed objects in our solar system.

The Asteroid Oumuamua, Discovered in 2017, Is Unusual Because It