Is Voyager 1 Approaching the Oort Cloud?

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Voyager 1 launched in 1977 is ~10^10 miles out, near heliopause. Continuing at it's current velocity (3x 10^8 mph), for 3300 yrs (100x current 33 yrs), then it will be out ~10^-2 lyrs; that is approaching Oort Cloud outer gravitation limits of our stellar system?

http://blog.seattlepi.com/americanaerospace/archives/220421.asp
 
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