An asteroid approaches Jupiter and is slung into a new trajectory around across the solar system. If it's eccentricity is greater than 1, which statement might be true?

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The asteroid slows down as it passes around Jupiter.
The asteroid continues out of the solar system, never to return.
The asteroid adopts an unusual orbit around the sun, such as an egg shape.
The asteroid falls into an regular orbit around Jupiter instead of the sun.

Answer 1

If the eccentricity of the asteroid's new trajectory is greater than 1, it means that the orbit is highly elongated and highly elliptical, deviating significantly from a circular shape. In this case, the correct statement would be: The asteroid continues out of the solar system, never to return.