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astro-ph.EP2022
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…
astro-ph.EP2021
Characterizing the Manx Candidate A/2018 V3
Caroline Piro, Karen J. Meech, Erica Bufanda +10
Manx objects approach the inner solar system on long-period comet (LPC) orbits with the consequent high inbound velocities, but unlike comets, Manxes display very little to no acti…