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Behavioral Characteristics and CO+CO2 Production Rates of Halley-Type Comets Observed by NEOWISE

Authors :
Rosser, Joshua D.
Bauer, James M.
Mainzer, Amy K.
Kramer, Emily
Masiero, Joseph R.
Nugent, Carrie R.
Sonnett, Sarah
Fernandez, Yanga R.
Ruecker, Kinjal
Krings, Philip
Wright, Edward L.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

From the entire dataset of comets observed by NEOWISE, we have analyzed 11 different Halley-Type Comets (HTCs) for dust production rates, CO+CO2 production rates, and nucleus sizes. Incorporating HTCs from previous studies and multiple comet visits we have a total of 21 stacked visits, 13 of which are active and 8 for which we calculated upper limits of production. We determined the nucleus sizes of 27P, P/2006 HR30, P/2012 NJ, and C/2016 S1. Furthermore, we analyzed the relationships between dust production and heliocentric distance, and gas production and heliocentric distance. We concluded that for this population of HTCs, ranging in heliocentric distance from 1.21 AU to 2.66 AU, there was no significant correlation between dust production and heliocentric distance, nor gas production and heliocentric distance.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1802.06943
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/aab152