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astro-ph.EP2012★ 36 cited
Exploring the nature of new main-belt comets with the 10.4m GTC telescope: (300163) 2006 VW139
J. Licandro, F. Moreno, J. de León +3
We aim to study the dust ejected by main-belt comet (MBC) (300163) 2006 VW139 to obtain information on the ejection mechanism and the spectral properties of the object, to see if t…
astro-ph.EP2012★ 53 cited
Comet 22P/Kopff: Dust environment and grain ejection anisotropy from visible and infrared observations
Fernando Moreno, Francisco Pozuelos, Francisco Aceituno +4
We present optical observations and Monte Carlo models of the dust coma, tail, and trail structures of comet 22P/Kopff during the 2002 and 2009 apparitions. Dust loss rates, ejecti…