CNEOS 2014-01-08

purported first known interstellar object, meteor that hit Earth on January 8, 2014
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CNEOS 2014-01-08

Summary

CNEOS 2014-01-08 is an unconfirmed exoplanet[1]. It draws 613 Wikipedia views per month (unconfirmed_exoplanet category, ranking #2 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • CNEOS 2014-01-08 is credited with the discovery of Avi Loeb[3].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08 is credited with the discovery of Amir Siraj[4].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08 is in the country of Papua New Guinea[5].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's instance of is recorded as unconfirmed exoplanet[6].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's instance of is recorded as meteoroid[7].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's constellation is recorded as Pisces[8].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Center for Near-Earth Object Studies[9].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08 took place at Papua New Guinea[10].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's Commons category is recorded as CNEOS 2014-01-08[11].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's time of discovery or invention is recorded as January 8, 2014[12].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08 was dissolved in January 8, 2014[13].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's cause of destruction is recorded as atmospheric entry[14].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's discovery method is recorded as direct imaging[15].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+2.4'}[16].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's orbital inclination is recorded as {'amount': '+10'}[17].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's speed is recorded as {'amount': '+44.8'}[18].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's radius is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0000000000062'}[19].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'amount': '+108'}[20].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's diameter is recorded as {'amount': '+0.45'}[21].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's recovered by is recorded as The Galileo Project[22].
  • CNEOS 2014-01-08's epoch is recorded as J2000.0[23].

Body

Geography

CNEOS 2014-01-08 is in the country of Papua New Guinea[5].

Physical Characteristics

CNEOS 2014-01-08's speed is recorded as {'amount': '+44.8'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include unconfirmed exoplanet[6] and meteoroid[7].

Why It Matters

CNEOS 2014-01-08 draws 613 Wikipedia views per month (unconfirmed_exoplanet category, ranking #2 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Шуфель · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Right ascension → —
    Cause of destruction → atmospheric entry
    Longitude of ascending node → {'amount': '+108'}
    Instance of → unconfirmed exoplanet, meteoroid
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