Disintegration of Long-period Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
We present imaging observations of the disintegrating long-period comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard). High-resolution observations with the Hubble Space Telescope show no evidence for surviving fragments, and place a 3 σ upper limit on their possible radius of ∼60 m (albedo 0.1 assumed). In contrast, wide-fi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2023-01-01
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| Series: | The Astronomical Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acb53b |