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most citedThe Active Asteroids Citizen Science Program: Overview and First Results

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astro-ph.EP2025★ 1 cited

A Dormant Captured Oort Cloud Comet Awakens: (18916) 2000 OG44

Colin Orion Chandler, William J. Oldroyd, Chadwick A. Trujillo +2

We report the discovery of activity emanating from (18916) 2000 OG44 (alternately designated 1977 SD), a minor planet previously reported to be both an extinct comet or an asteroid…

astro-ph.EP2024★ 21 cited

The Active Asteroids Citizen Science Program: Overview and First Results

Colin Orion Chandler, Chadwick A. Trujillo, William J. Oldroyd +20

We present the Citizen Science program Active Asteroids and describe discoveries stemming from our ongoing project. Our NASA Partner program is hosted on the Zooniverse online plat…

astro-ph.EP2023

New Recurrently Active Main-belt Comet 2010 LH15

Colin Orion Chandler, William J. Oldroyd, Henry H. Hsieh +9

We announce the discovery of a main-belt comet (MBC), 2010 LH15 (alternately designated 2010 TJ175). MBCs are a rare type of main-belt asteroid that display comet-like activity, su…

astro-ph.EP2023★ 4 cited

New Active Asteroid 2015 VA108: A Citizen Science Discovery

Colin Orion Chandler, William J. Oldroyd, Chadwick A. Trujillo +6

We announce the discovery of activity, in the form of a distinct cometary tail, emerging from main-belt asteroid 2015 VA108. Activity was first identified by volunteers of the Citi…

astro-ph.EP2023

Discovery of Dust Emission Activity Emanating from Main-belt Asteroid 2015 FW412

Colin Orion Chandler, Chadwick A. Trujillo, William J. Oldroyd +6

We present the discovery of activity emanating from main-belt asteroid 2015 FW412, a finding stemming from the Citizen Science project Active Asteroids, a NASA Partner program. We…