Discovery of Main-Belt Comet P/2006 VW139 by Pan-STARRS1

H. H. Hsieh; B. Yang; N. Haghighipour; H. M. Kaluna; A. Fitzsimmons; L. Denneau; B. Novakovic; R. Jedicke; R. J. Wainscoat; J. D. Armstrong; S. R. Duddy; S. C. Lowry; C. A. Trujillo; M. Micheli; J. V. Keane; L. Urban; T. Riesen; K. J. Meech; S. Abe; Y. C. Cheng; W. P. Chen; M. Granvik; T. Grav; W. H. Ip; D. Kinoshita; J. Kleyna; P. Lacerda; T. Lister; A. Milani; D. J. Tholen; P. Veres; C. M. Lisse; M. S. Kelley; Y. R. Fernandez; B. C. Bhatt; D. K. Sahu; N. Kaiser; K. C. Chambers; K. W. Hodapp; E. A. Magnier; P. A. Price; J. L. Tonry

Discovery of Main-Belt Comet P/2006 VW139 by Pan-STARRS1

H. H. Hsieh, B. Yang, N. Haghighipour, H. M. Kaluna, A. Fitzsimmons, L. Denneau, B. Novakovic, R. Jedicke, R. J. Wainscoat, J. D. Armstrong, S. R. Duddy, S. C. Lowry, C. A. Trujillo, M. Micheli, J. V. Keane, L. Urban, T. Riesen, K. J. Meech, S. Abe, Y. C. ChengW. P. Chen, M. Granvik, T. Grav, W. H. Ip, D. Kinoshita, J. Kleyna, P. Lacerda, T. Lister, A. Milani, D. J. Tholen, P. Veres, C. M. Lisse, M. S. Kelley, Y. R. Fernandez, B. C. Bhatt, D. K. Sahu, N. Kaiser, K. C. Chambers, K. W. Hodapp, E. A. Magnier, P. A. Price, J. L. Tonry

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We describe the discovery of comet-like activity in main-belt asteroid (300163) 2006 VW139 (later re-designated as Comet P/2006 VW139) by Pan-STARRS1. We also detail follow-up photometric, spectroscopic, and dynamical analyses of the object.

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Pages (from-to)	6313
Journal	Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2012, Proceedings of the conference held May 16-20, 2012 in Niigata, Japan. LPI Contribution No. 1667, id.6313
Volume	1667
Publication status	Published - 01 May 2012

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Hsieh, H. H., Yang, B., Haghighipour, N., Kaluna, H. M., Fitzsimmons, A., Denneau, L., Novakovic, B., Jedicke, R., Wainscoat, R. J., Armstrong, J. D., Duddy, S. R., Lowry, S. C., Trujillo, C. A., Micheli, M., Keane, J. V., Urban, L., Riesen, T., Meech, K. J., Abe, S., ... Tonry, J. L. (2012). Discovery of Main-Belt Comet P/2006 VW139 by Pan-STARRS1. Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2012, Proceedings of the conference held May 16-20, 2012 in Niigata, Japan. LPI Contribution No. 1667, id.6313, 1667, 6313. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012LPICo1667.6313H

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AU - Lacerda, P.

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Discovery of Main-Belt Comet P/2006 VW139 by Pan-STARRS1

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