New Gemini and JWST data show 450P/LONEOS has a 1.8 km nucleus, CO2 gas production of ~7e24 molec/s, water ice absorption, and activity consistent with CO2 release from crystallizing amorphous ice.
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Analysis of eight 2021 outbursts on comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke using ground-based photometry yields ejecta masses of 10^5-10^6 kg and normalized rates comparable to several other comets but discrepant with 67P spacecraft data.
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JWST and Gemini Observations of the Active Centaur 450P/LONEOS: Nucleus and Coma Characterizations
New Gemini and JWST data show 450P/LONEOS has a 1.8 km nucleus, CO2 gas production of ~7e24 molec/s, water ice absorption, and activity consistent with CO2 release from crystallizing amorphous ice.
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A Look at Eight Outbursts of Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke
Analysis of eight 2021 outbursts on comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke using ground-based photometry yields ejecta masses of 10^5-10^6 kg and normalized rates comparable to several other comets but discrepant with 67P spacecraft data.