Comet P/2021 HS (PANSTARRS) and the Challenge of Detecting Low-Activity Comets

Jupiter-family comet (JFC) P/2021 HS (PANSTARRS) only exhibits a coma within a few weeks of its perihelion passage at 0.8~au, which is atypical for a comet. Here we present an investigation into the underlying cause using serendipitous survey detections as well as targeted observations. We find that...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ye, Quanzhi, Kelley, Michael S. P, Bauer, James M, Farnham, Tony L, Bodewits, Dennis, Buzzi, Luca, Weryk, Robert, Masci, Frank J, Medford, Michael S, Riddle, Reed, Wold, Avery
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Physics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
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