Bufanda, Erica; Meech, Karen J; Kleyna, Jan T; Hainaut, Olivier R; Bauer, James M; Stephens, Haynes; Veres, Peter; Micheli, Marco; Keane, Jacqueline V; Weryk, Robert; Wainscoat, Richard; Sahu, D. K; Bhatt, B. C
(American Astronomical Society, 2023-01)
The perihelion of the trans-Neptunian object (TNO) 2009 MS9 brings it close to the distance where some longperiod comets are seen to become active. Knowing this, and the fact that this object appears to brighten in excess ...