However, astronomers Olivier Hainaut and David J. Tholen of the University of Hawaii stated that the alleged photo was an altered copy of one of their own comet images.
Številni astronomi, med njimi tudi Alan Hale, so teorijo ovrgli, saj je šlo za zvezdo SAO141894 z izsevom 8,5, ki jo Shramek ni uspel identificirati zaradi napačnih nastavitev programa.