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The Highly Unusual Behavior and Chemical Composition of Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov

  • Authors: Allison N. Bair, David G. Schleicher, Theodore Kareta, Matthew M. Knight, Michael S. P. Kelley

Allison N. Bair et al 2026 The Planetary Science Journal 7 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

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The flux-calibrated and continuum-removed spectrum of 2I/Borisov as measured on 2019 October 4 (top) and October 27 (bottom) with DeVeny on the LDT is shown. The unbinned spectrum on which all analyses were performed is shown in gray, while a 3×​​​​​​ binned spectrum is shown in black. The wavelength ranges over which we extracted flux from CN, C3, and C2 emissions are shown in purple, blue, and green, respectively. All three species were detected on October 27, while only CN was detected in the earlier datasets.

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