Comet 289P/Blanpain: Near-perihelion Activity and the Phoenicids
We present NEOWISE observations of Jupiter family comet 289P/Blanpain, the parent body of the Phoenicid meteoroid stream. Near-infrared images at 3.4 μ m (W1) and 4.6 μ m (W2) were obtained near perihelion on two occasions: UT 2019 October 30 (inbound, heliocentric distance R _h = 1.20 au) and UT 20...
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Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2025-01-01
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Series: | The Astronomical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad95fd |