The outburst of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann on 2020 February 4th

Abbie Donaldson; Aleks Scholz

doi:10.3847/2515-5172/ab936a

The outburst of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann on 2020 February 4th

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We observed the 2020 February 4th outburst of the Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, using the James Gregory Telescope in St Andrews/UK. The brightness of the comet increased by ∼3 mag in VRI within 1-2 days, followed by a more gradual incline. This was one of the largest documented outbursts of this object over the past few years, but is consistent with previously observed events.

Original language	English
Article number	69
Journal	Research Notes of the AAS
Volume	4
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2515-5172/ab936a
Publication status	Published - 18 May 2020

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Comets
Centaurs
Small solar system bodies
CCD photometry

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The outburst of Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann on 2020 February 4th

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