Activity-induced Near-infrared Spectral Variability at 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1, 2017–2022

29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann 1 (SW1) is both the first-discovered active Centaur and the most outburst-prone comet known. The nature of SW1’s many outbursts, which regularly brighten the comet by 5 mag or more, and what processes power them has been of particular interest since SW1’s discovery in the 19...

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Main Authors: Theodore Kareta, Charles A. Schambeau, Megan Firgard, Yanga R. Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/adce07
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