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most citedA massive binary black-hole system in OJ287 and a test of general relativity

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astro-ph.SR2026

SN 2024afyu interpreted as a Pair Instability Supernova

P. J. Pessi, S. Barmentloo, Ł. Wyrzykowski +63

Pair-instability supernovae (PISNe) are the predicted explosions of very massive stars triggered by electron-positron pair production. Numerous transients have been proposed as PIS…

astro-ph.HE2026

The October 2022 flare in OJ 287 and the mass of its primary black hole

Mauri J. Valtonen, Staszek Zola, Manpreet Singh +21

The bright blazar OJ~287 has demonstrated a sequence of flares, which are well explained by a quasi-Keplerian orbit model. The flares are associated with the impact of the secondar…

astro-ph.EP2026

Size, shape, density, and atmospheric limit of (50000) Quaoar revealed from 14 years of stellar occultation

Giuliano Margoti, Felipe Braga-Ribas, José Luis Ortiz +173

We present results from 28 stellar occultations by the large Trans-Neptunian Object (50000) Quaoar registered between 2018 and 2025. By performing a joint analysis of this occultat…

astro-ph.EP2026

Detection and characterisation of binary asteroid candidates through stellar occultations

R. Lallemand, J. Desmars, B. Sicardy +256

Binary asteroids provide key access to fundamental parameters of Solar System remnants and planetary formations. However, the current knowledge of binary asteroids remains strongly…

astro-ph.EP2026

The spin state of asteroid Apophis and a prediction of its change during the 2029 close encounter with Earth

J. Durech, D. Vokrouhlicky, P. Pravec +23

On April 13, 2029, the asteroid Apophis will pass near Earth at a geocentric distance of about 38,000 km. Numerical models have suggested that the post-encounter spin state will cr…

astro-ph.HE2025

Identifying the secondary jet in the RadioAstron image of OJ~287

Mauri J. Valtonen, Lankeswar Dey, Staszek Zola +26

The 136 year long optical light curve of OJ~287 is explained by a binary black hole model where the secondary is in a 12 year orbit around the primary. Impacts of the secondary on…