Abstract
Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) observations of Centaur (2060) 95P/Chiron show a brightening in the apparent magnitude not due rotational light curves or phase effects. This onset or enhancement of cometary activity started after 2021 February 8 UT and continued in later observations from 2021 June 18 UT onward. Recent ATLAS observations and deeper follow-up imaging obtained using the Las Cumbres Observatory 1.0 m robotic telescope network find no confirmed signature of coma or tail-like features.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 211 |
Journal | Research Notes of the AAS |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Sept 2021 |
Keywords
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- The Solar System, Exoplanets, and Astrobiology
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Centaurs and beyond: analysing serendipitous observations from wide-field surveys
Dobson, M. M. (Author), Schwamb, M. (Supervisor) & Fitzsimmons, A. (Supervisor), Dec 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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