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Disintegration of Long-Period Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS): I. Hubble Space Telescope Observations
Quanzhi Ye, David Jewitt, Man-To Hui +8
Near-Sun Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) is the first member of a long-period comet group observed to disintegrate well before perihelion. Here we present our investigation into this disin…
astro-ph.EP2021★ 13 cited
Rotational Mass Shedding from Asteroid (6478) Gault
J. X. Luu, D. C. Jewitt, M. Mutchler +4
The 4 km diameter main belt asteroid 6478 Gault has ejected dust intermittently since at least 2013. The character of the emission, including its episodic nature and the low…
astro-ph.EP2021★ 46 cited
Cometary Activity Begins at Kuiper Belt Distances: Evidence from C/2017 K2
David Jewitt, Yoonyoung Kim, Max Mutchler +3
We study the development of activity in the incoming long-period comet C/2017 K2 over the heliocentric distance range 9 < r_H < 16 AU. The comet continues to be characterized by a…