Free-Floating planets, the einstein desert, and'OUMUAMUA

A Gould, YK Jung, KH Hwang, S Dong… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
We complete the survey for finite-source/point-lens (FSPL) giant-source events in 2016-
2019 KMTNet microlensing data. The 30 FSPL events show a clear gap in Einstein radius …

The pre-perihelion activity of dynamically new comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) and its close encounter with Mars

D Bodewits, MSP Kelley, JY Li… - The Astrophysical …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT We used the UltraViolet-Optical Telescope on board Swift to systematically
follow the dynamically new comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) on its approach to the Sun. The …

A search for vulcanoids with the STEREO heliospheric imager

AJ Steffl, NJ Cunningham, AB Shinn, DD Durda… - Icarus, 2013 - Elsevier
Interior to the orbit of Mercury, between 0.07 and 0.21 AU, is a dynamically stable region
where a population of asteroids, known as Vulcanoids, may reside. We present the results …

BVR photometry of comets 63P/Wild 1 and C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)

AS Betzler, OF de Sousa, A Diepvens… - Astrophysics and Space …, 2020 - Springer
We analyzed the BVR photometry of the comets 63P/Wild 1 and C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS)
obtained between March 2013 and May 2014, with 0.20-m to 2.0-m aperture telescopes …

Photometry of Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) at 4.4–4.2 AU heliocentric distances

O Ivanova, S Borysenko, A Golovin - Icarus, 2014 - Elsevier
We present an analysis of the photometric data of Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS)
observed at heliocentric distance of 4.4–4.2 AU. The Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) …

Comet C/2011 J2 (LINEAR) nucleus splitting: Dynamical and structural analysis

F Manzini, V Oldani, M Hirabayashi, R Behrend… - Planetary and Space …, 2016 - Elsevier
After the discovery of the breakup event of comet C/2011 J2 in August 2014, we followed the
primary body and the main fragment B for about 120 days in the context of a wide …

C/2012 S1 (Ison): early observations at Mt. Lemmon survey

AO Novichonok, R Kowalski - Ученые записки Петрозаводского …, 2014 - cyberleninka.ru
Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) promises to be a great comet in November-December 2013, near
its perihelion. At the moment of its discovery it was already quite bright, with a well-defined …