Color systematics of comets and related bodies

D Jewitt - The Astronomical Journal, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Most comets are volatile-rich bodies that have recently entered the inner solar system
following long-term storage in the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud reservoirs. These reservoirs …

A survey of CO, CO2, and H2O in comets and centaurs

OH Pinto, M Womack, Y Fernandez… - The Planetary Science …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
CO and CO 2 are the two dominant carbon-bearing molecules in comae and have major
roles in driving activity. Their relative abundances also provide strong observational …

CO gas and dust outbursts from centaur 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann

K Wierzchos, M Womack - The Astronomical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is an unusual solar system object. Originally
classified as a short-period comet, it is now known as a Centaur that recently transferred to …

Color variations of comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 in 2018

A Voitko, E Zubko, O Ivanova, I Luk'yanyk, A Kochergin… - Icarus, 2022 - Elsevier
We measure the photometric color in the inner coma of Comet 29P/Schwassmann–
Wachmann 1 on nine nights in August and October, 2018. We see variations in the color …

Initial Characterization of Active Transitioning Centaur, P/2019 LD2 (ATLAS), Using Hubble, Spitzer, ZTF, Keck, Apache Point Observatory, and GROWTH Visible and …

BT Bolin, YR Fernandez, CM Lisse… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present visible and mid-infrared imagery and photometry of temporary Jovian co-orbital
comet P/2019 LD 2 taken with Hubble Space Telescope/Wide Field Camera 3 (HST/WFC3) …

29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1: A Rosetta Stone for Amorphous Water Ice and CO↔ CO2 Conversion in Centaurs and Comets?

CM Lisse, JK Steckloff, D Prialnik… - The Planetary …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Centaur 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 (SW1) is a highly active object orbiting
in the transitional" Gateway" region between the Centaur and Jupiter-family comet (JFC) …

Long-term monitoring of comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann from the Lulin Observatory

ZY Lin - Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Multi-band photometric monitoring of comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 was
conducted with the standard Johnson–Cousins filter set. Observations extended from 2018 …

A model of cometary outbursts: a new simple approach to the classical question

P Gronkowski, M Wesołowski - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Cometary outbursts, ie a sudden increase in brightness, have aroused astronomers'
curiosity since the 1920s (Hughes). In 1927, Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 was …

[HTML][HTML] Selected mechanisms of matter ejection out of the cometary nuclei

M Wesołowski, P Gronkowski, I Tralle - Icarus, 2020 - Elsevier
In the paper we examine two selected mechanisms of matter ejection from the cometary
nuclei. The first is a calm sublimation from the comet's nucleus and the second is the …

Impact of light pollution on the visibility of astronomical objects in medium-sized cities in Central Europe on the example of the city of Rzeszów, Poland

M Wesołowski - Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy, 2019 - Springer
This paper discusses the influence of light pollution of the night sky on the conditions of
visibility of astronomical objects such as planets, stars and comets. This phenomenon has a …