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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Main Author: Toshihiro Kasuga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ad95fd