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most citedNSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)

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NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)

Colin Orion Chandler, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Mario Jurić +305

We report on the observation and measurement of astrometry, photometry, morphology, and activityof the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, also designated C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) with the NSF-…

astro-ph.EP2026

Time-Domain Photometry and Activity Evolution of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS with BHTOM

A. Fraser Gillan, Łukasz Wyrzykowski, Przemysław J. Mikołajczyk +69

Time-domain photometric monitoring is essential for characterizing cometary evolution, particularly for rare interstellar objects with limited observing opportunities. We aimed to…

astro-ph.EP2026

Rotation Period of C/2006 P1 (McNaught) Through Morphological Analysis with Narrowband Imaging

Vincent Okoth, Cyrielle Opitom, Colin Snodgrass +2

This study presents findings from narrowband imaging of comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) using the 3.6-metre New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla, Chile. Observations commenced on…

astro-ph.EP2025

Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science: Incremental Templates in Year 1

James E. Robinson, Megan E. Schwamb, R. Lynne Jones +13

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is due to commence the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) at the end of 2025. To detect transient/variable sources and identify solar syst…

astro-ph.EP2025

Shape and spin state model of contact binary (388188) 2006 DP14 using combined radar and optical observations

Richard E. Cannon, Agata Rozek, Marina Brozović +36

Contact binaries are found throughout the solar system. The recent discovery of Selam, the satellite of MBA (152830) Dinkinesh, by the NASA LUCY mission has made it clear that the…

astro-ph.EP2024

A link between the size and composition of comets

James E. Robinson, Uri Malamud, Cyrielle Opitom +2

All cometary nuclei that formed in the early Solar System incorporated radionuclides and therefore were subject to internal radiogenic heating. Previous work predicts that if comet…