Visitor From Beyond the Stars!

[stickmaker]

 

Well, at least from outside our star system:

http://spaceref.com/asteroids/something-visited-our-solar-system-from-interstellar-space.html

There are currently no formal rules for naming such objects. I suggest using names from mythology and folklore - and possibly even history - of famous travelers. 

For this one I suggest Odysseus. 

Comments

[stickmaker]

No, I have not. This is the first I've heard of it.

[kengr]

First book is Grand Central Arena.
And it's in the Baen Free Library.
http://www.baen.com/grand-central-arena.html