Postperihelion Cometary Activity on the Outer Main-belt Asteroid 2005 XR132

Postperihelion Cometary Activity on the Outer Main-belt Asteroid 2005 XR132

We report comet-like activity on the outer main-belt asteroid 2005 XR _132 discovered by the Lulin One-meter Telescope in early 2021 April. A series of follow-up observations were triggered to characterize the morphology and brightness variation of 2005 XR _132 . Long-term photometric data of the 20...

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Main Authors: Yu-Chi Cheng, Bryce T. Bolin, Michael S. P. Kelley, D. Bodewits, Quanzhi Ye, Christoffer Fremling, Zhong-Yi Lin, Ya-Lin Wu, Reed L. Riddle, Wing-Huen Ip, Steven L. Groom, Russ R. Laher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Asteroid dynamics
Comet dust tails
Optical astronomy
Broad band photometry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad226b

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