Small Apparent Outburst of Comet 123P/West-Hartley
Abstract
We report a small apparent outburst of comet 123P/West-Hartley, discovered in the course of our Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) survey of comets. Comet 123P had been steadily brightening at a rate of about -0.05 mag/day since the end of November 2018.
- Publication:
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The Astronomer's Telegram
- Pub Date:
- January 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019ATel12380....1K
- Keywords:
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- Comet;
- Solar System Object;
- Transient