TNO or Comet? The Search for Activity and Characterization of Distant Object 418993 (2009 MS9)

TNO or Comet? The Search for Activity and Characterization of Distant Object 418993 (2009 MS9)

The perihelion of the trans-Neptunian object (TNO) 2009 MS9 brings it close to the distance where some long-period comets are seen to become active. Knowing this, and the fact that this object appears to brighten in excess of its predicted nucleus brightness, suggests that 2009 MS9 has a delayed ons...

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Main Authors: Erica Bufanda, Karen J. Meech, Jan T. Kleyna, Olivier R. Hainaut, James M. Bauer, Haynes Stephens, Peter Veres, Marco Micheli, Jacqueline V. Keane, Robert Weryk, Richard Wainscoat, Devendra K. Sahu, Bhuwan C. Bhatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Comet nuclei
Comet surfaces
Comet volatiles
Trans-Neptunian objects
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac9dff

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https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ac9dff

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