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(523599) 2003 RM: The asteroid that wanted to be a comet
Davide Farnocchia, Darryl Z. Seligman, Mikael Granvik +11
We report a statistically significant detection of nongravitational acceleration on the sub-kilometer near-Earth asteroid (523599) 2003 RM. Due to its orbit, 2003 RM experiences fa…
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…
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…
2I/Borisov: A C depleted interstellar comet
C. Opitom, A. Fitzsimmons, E. Jehin +9
The discovery of the first active interstellar object 2I/Borisov provides an unprecedented opportunity to study planetary formation processes in another planetary system. In partic…
Detection of CN gas in Interstellar Object 2I/Borisov
Alan Fitzsimmons, Olivier Hainaut, Karen Meech +8
The detection of Interstellar Objects passing through the Solar System offers the promise of constraining the physical and chemical processes involved in planetary formation in oth…
Disintegration of Active Asteroid P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS)
Olivier R. Hainaut, Jan T. Kleyna, Karen J. Meech +7
We report on the catastrophic disintegration of P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS), an active asteroid, in April 2016. Deep images over three months show that object is constituted by a central…