J/A+A/571/A73 Cometary activity of comet C/2006 S3 (LONEOS) (Rousselot+, 2014)
Monitoring of the cometary activity of distant comet C/2006 S3 (LONEOS).
Rousselot P., Korsun P.P., Kulyk I.V., Afanasiev V.L., Ivanova O.V.,
Sergeev A.V., Velichko S.F.
<Astron. Astrophys. 571, A73 (2014)>
=2014A&A...571A..73R 2014A&A...571A..73R
ADC_Keywords: Comets
Keywords: comets: general - comets: individual: C/2006 S3 (LONEOS)
Abstract:
The study of small bodies that have a cometary activity at a large
heliocentric distance (larger than 5AU) is important for a better
understanding of the physical properties of comets and their origin.
Such studies require long-term monitoring and a significant
observational effort.
Our goal is to monitor the cometary activity and search for possible
emission lines of C/2006 S3 (LONEOS), which is a distant comet that
was discovered in 2006 and passed perihelion at 5.13AU in April 2012.
Description:
We performed different observing runs with telescopes, ranging from 2m
to 6m both in imaging and spectroscopic modes in the optical range,
between 2006 and 2014.
Orbital Elements:
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Code Name Elem q e i H1
d AU deg mag
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C/2006 S3 LONEOS 2456033.5 5.1311649 1.0035236 166.032636 3.73
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File Summary:
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FileName Lrecl Records Explanations
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ReadMe 80 . This file
table2.dat 71 51 Log of the observations
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See also:
B/comets : The catalog of Comets (2014-07-24)
Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2.dat
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Bytes Format Units Label Explanations
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1- 18 A18 --- Date Start of exposure (UT date, Mon. DD.dddd, YYYY)
20- 26 A7 s ExpTime Exposure time
28- 32 F5.2 AU Dgeo Geocentric distance
34- 38 F5.2 AU DHelio Heliocentric distance
40- 43 F4.2 --- AirM Airmass
45- 48 F4.2 deg Phase [3/10] Phase angle
50- 57 A8 --- Type Data type ("image" or "spectrum")
59- 67 A9 --- Filt Filter or spectral range (in Angstroems)
69- 71 A3 --- Tel Telescope (1)
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Note (1): Telescope code as follows:
BTA = 6-m Big Telescope Alt-azimuth (operated by the SAO)
RC = 2-m Ritchey-Chretien Telescope (Peak Terskol)
NOT = 2.5-m Nordic Optical Telescope (La Palma)
LT = 2-m Liverpool Telescope (La Palma)
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Acknowledgements:
Philippe Rousselot, rousselot(at)obs-besancon.fr
(End) Patricia Vannier [CDS] 26-Aug-2014