TNO or Comet? The Search for Activity and Characterization of Distant Object 418993 (2009 MS9)

Erica Bufanda, Karen J. Meech, Jan T. Kleyna +10

2009 MS9 is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) whose perihelion brings it close to the distance where some long period comets are seen to become active. Knowing this, and the fact that…