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Analyzing the Onset of Cometary Activity by the Jupiter-family Comet 2023 RN₃

Authors: Matthew M. Dobson, Megan E. Schwamb, Alan Fitzsimmons, Michael S. P. Kelley, Carrie E. Holt, Joseph Murtagh, Henry H. Hsieh, Larry Denneau, Nicolas Erasmus, A. N. Heinze, Luke J. Shingles, Robert J. Siverd, Ken W. Smith, John L. Tonry, Henry Weiland, David. R. Young, Tim Lister, Edward Gomez, Joey Chatelain, Sarah Greenstreet

Matthew M. Dobson et al 2024 The Astronomical Journal 168 .

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Orbital evolution calculations of the 2023 RN₃ nominal orbit and 100 clones. Top panel: semimajor axis a vs. date. The red dashed line indicates the starting epoch of the orbital integrations. The y-axis range of the top panel has been chosen to clearly show the small jumps in a near the current epoch. Middle and bottom panels: as for the top panel, but showing eccentricity e and perihelion distance q.

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