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

The asteroid slow 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 a regular orbit around jupiter instead of the sun

1 answer

The asteroid continues out of the solar system, never to return