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arxiv: 1509.08446 · v2 · submitted 2015-09-28 · 🌌 astro-ph.EP

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The NEOWISE-Discovered Comet Population and the CO+CO2 production rates

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The 163 comets observed during the WISE/NEOWISE prime mission represent the largest infrared survey to date of comets, providing constraints on dust, nucleus sizes, and CO+CO2 production. We present detailed analyses of the WISE/NEOWISE comet discoveries, and discuss observations of the active comets showing 4.6 $\mu$m band excess. We find a possible relation between dust and CO+CO2 production, as well as possible differences in the sizes of long and short period comet nuclei.

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