The Impending Demise of Comet C/2013 US10
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
2015-10-01 v3
Abstract
We have developed a 3-step criterion to decide if a comet coming from the Oort Cloud will disintegrate. If we apply this criterion to comet C/2013 US10 we find that the probability of disintegration is 92%. The Secular Light Curve of this comet exhibits complexity beyond current scientific understanding, suggesting that our knowledge of cometary science is incomplete.
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@article{arxiv.1509.05966,
title = {The Impending Demise of Comet C/2013 US10},
author = {Ignacio Ferrin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.05966},
year = {2015}
}
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11 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables, submitted for publication