Rotation state of comet 46P/Wirtanen
Abstract
46P/Wirtanen is a short-period comet that made a sensational Earth flyby last December. The results of the analysis of our observations performed with the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment telescope show excited rotation state of the nucleus and a small acceleration efficiency, which protects the body from rapid rotational disruption in near future, placing it among other 'Lucky Survivor' comets.
- Publication:
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EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2019
- Pub Date:
- September 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019EPSC...13.1775H