In November 2013 anobject orbiting the sun seemed to disappear behind thesun. When a satellite did not detect the object,astronomers thought that the object had been destroyedwhen it passed close to the sun. However, when anothersatellite detected a small, bright object with a fan-shapedtail, astronomers proposed that the object was notdestroyed.What type of object were astronomers most likelyobserving?

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