Analyzing the Onset of Cometary Activity by the Jupiter-family Comet 2023 RN3

• Published in: The Astronomical journal Vol. 168; no. 6; pp. 286 - 299
• Main Authors: Dobson, Matthew M., Schwamb, Megan E., Fitzsimmons, Alan, Kelley, Michael S. P., Holt, Carrie E., Murtagh, Joseph, Hsieh, Henry H., Denneau, Larry, Erasmus, Nicolas, Heinze, A. N., Shingles, Luke J., Siverd, Robert J., Smith, Ken W., Tonry, John L., Weiland, Henry, Young, David. R., Lister, Tim, Gomez, Edward, Chatelain, Joey, Greenstreet, Sarah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison The American Astronomical Society 01.12.2024; IOP Publishing
• Subjects: Asteroid impact; Asteroids; Brightening; Broad band photometry; Centaur group; Comae; Comets; Jupiter; Numerical integration; Orbital evolution; Orbital mechanics; Planetary evolution; Planetary orbits; Small Solar System bodies; Wide-field telescopes

We utilize serendipitous observations from the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) and the Zwicky Transient Facility in addition to targeted follow-up observations from the Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) and Liverpool Telescope to analyze the first observed instance of cometary acti...