Main-belt comet
Main-belt comets ( MBCs ) are bodies orbiting within the asteroid belt that have shown comet-like activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis ( average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] David Jewitt from UCLA points out that these objects are most likely not comets with sublimating ice, but asteroids that exhibit dust activity, and hence he and others started calling these class of objects active asteroids . [2]
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| 2018 |
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comets 0.388 belt 0.358 elst 0.287 pizarro 0.287 133p 0.204 main 0.194 asteroid 0.188 a2 0.136 castalia 0.136 asteroids 0.127 comet 0.123 cometary 0.104 volatiles 0.100 ccd 0.094 orbit 0.089 |
Main-belt comets ( MBCs ) are bodies orbiting within the asteroid belt that have shown comet-like activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis ( average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] David Jewitt from UCLA points out that these objects are most likely not comets with sublimating ice, but asteroids that exhibit dust activity, and hence he and others started calling these class of objects active asteroids . [2] |
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| 2017 |
138515 characters 8 sections 12 paragraphs 10 images 588 internal links 33 external links |
comets 0.434 belt 0.377 elst 0.257 pizarro 0.257 main 0.217 asteroid 0.189 133p 0.152 a2 0.152 asteroids 0.142 comet 0.138 cometary 0.117 ccd 0.105 orbit 0.099 au 0.085 tail 0.079 |
Main-belt comets ( MBCs ) are bodies orbiting within the asteroid belt that have shown comet-like activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis ( average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] David Jewitt from UCLA points out that these objects are most likely not comets with sublimating ice, but asteroids that exhibit dust activity, and hence he and others started calling these class of objects active asteroids . [2] |
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| 2016 |
137499 characters 8 sections 12 paragraphs 10 images 586 internal links 29 external links |
comets 0.434 belt 0.377 elst 0.257 pizarro 0.257 main 0.217 asteroid 0.189 133p 0.152 a2 0.152 asteroids 0.142 comet 0.138 cometary 0.117 ccd 0.105 orbit 0.099 au 0.085 tail 0.079 |
Main-belt comets ( MBCs ) are bodies orbiting within the asteroid belt that have shown comet-like activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis ( average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] David Jewitt from UCLA points out that these objects are most likely not comets with sublimating ice, but asteroids that exhibit dust activity, and hence he and others started calling these class of objects active asteroids . [2] |
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| 2015 |
137594 characters 8 sections 12 paragraphs 10 images 585 internal links 29 external links |
comets 0.434 belt 0.377 elst 0.257 pizarro 0.257 main 0.217 asteroid 0.189 133p 0.152 a2 0.152 asteroids 0.142 comet 0.138 cometary 0.117 ccd 0.105 orbit 0.099 au 0.085 tail 0.079 |
Main-belt comets ( MBCs ) are bodies orbiting within the asteroid belt that have shown comet-like activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis ( average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] David Jewitt from UCLA points out that these objects are most likely not comets with sublimating ice, but asteroids that exhibit dust activity, and hence he and others started calling these class of objects active asteroids . [2] |
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| 2014 |
137659 characters 8 sections 12 paragraphs 10 images 586 internal links 29 external links |
comets 0.434 belt 0.377 elst 0.257 pizarro 0.257 main 0.217 asteroid 0.189 133p 0.152 a2 0.152 asteroids 0.142 comet 0.138 cometary 0.117 ccd 0.105 orbit 0.099 au 0.085 tail 0.079 |
Main-belt comets ( MBCs ) are bodies orbiting within the asteroid belt that have shown comet-like activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis ( average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] David Jewitt from UCLA points out that these objects are most likely not comets with sublimating ice, but asteroids that exhibit dust activity, and hence he and others started calling these class of objects active asteroids . [2] |
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| 2013 |
130214 characters 7 sections 10 paragraphs 8 images 581 internal links 26 external links |
comets 0.460 belt 0.376 asteroid 0.222 main 0.212 elst 0.204 pizarro 0.204 133p 0.161 a2 0.161 asteroids 0.150 cometary 0.124 comet 0.117 ccd 0.111 orbit 0.105 ut 0.094 au 0.090 |
Main-belt comets ( MBCs ) are bodies orbiting within the main asteroid belt which have shown comet-like activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis ( average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] David Jewitt from UCLA points out that these objects are most likely not comets with sublimating ice, but asteroids that exhibit dust activity, and hence he and others started calling these class of objects active asteroids . [2] |
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| 2012 |
126311 characters 7 sections 10 paragraphs 8 images 579 internal links 22 external links |
comets 0.480 belt 0.395 asteroid 0.249 elst 0.228 pizarro 0.228 main 0.218 cometary 0.184 133p 0.180 a2 0.180 orbit 0.118 asteroids 0.112 au 0.101 tail 0.094 excavate 0.090 scheila 0.090 |
Main-belt comets are bodies orbiting within the main asteroid belt which have shown cometary activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis (average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] |
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| 2011 |
117967 characters 7 sections 9 paragraphs 8 images 575 internal links 19 external links |
comets 0.528 belt 0.434 asteroid 0.247 main 0.240 a2 0.198 cometary 0.152 orbit 0.130 asteroids 0.123 au 0.111 133p 0.099 excavate 0.099 scheila 0.099 undistinguishable 0.099 morphology 0.098 596 0.089 |
Main-belt comets are bodies orbiting within the main asteroid belt which have shown cometary activity during part of their orbit. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory defines a main-belt asteroid as an asteroid with a semi-major axis (average distance from the Sun) of more than 2 AU but less than 3.2 AU, and a perihelion (closest approach distance to the Sun) of no less than 1.6 AU. [1] |
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| 2010 |
102466 characters 7 sections 8 paragraphs 8 images 509 internal links 15 external links |
comets 0.431 belt 0.386 a2 0.378 asteroid 0.235 main 0.228 cometary 0.193 133p 0.189 asteroids 0.176 morphology 0.140 2010 0.116 orbit 0.110 icy 0.107 au 0.105 excavate 0.094 scheila 0.094 |
Main-belt comets are bodies orbiting within the main asteroid belt which have shown cometary activity during part of their orbit. |
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| 2009 |
91008 characters 7 sections 7 paragraphs 7 images 500 internal links 8 external links |
comets 0.583 belt 0.484 main 0.280 asteroids 0.198 orbit 0.148 icy 0.144 cometary 0.131 undistinguishable 0.128 local 0.112 asteroid 0.106 persists 0.103 outer 0.099 hypothesised 0.093 supercluster 0.085 semimajor 0.083 |
Main-belt comets are bodies orbiting within the main asteroid belt which show cometary activity during part of their orbit. |
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| 2008 |
36123 characters 6 sections 7 paragraphs 2 images 191 internal links 7 external links |
comets 0.560 belt 0.516 main 0.291 orbit 0.171 cometary 0.150 undistinguishable 0.147 local 0.129 asteroid 0.122 persists 0.118 hypothesised 0.107 supercluster 0.099 semimajor 0.096 milky 0.093 weakly 0.092 asteroids 0.091 |
Main-belt comets are bodies orbiting within the ( main ) asteroid belt which show cometary activity during a part of their orbit. |
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| 2007 |
35307 characters 6 sections 8 paragraphs 2 images 190 internal links 5 external links |
comets 0.555 belt 0.511 main 0.288 orbit 0.170 cometary 0.149 undistinguishable 0.146 local 0.128 template 0.123 asteroid 0.121 persists 0.117 hypothesised 0.106 supercluster 0.098 semimajor 0.095 milky 0.092 weakly 0.092 |
Main-belt comets are bodies orbiting within the ( main ) asteroid belt which show cometary activity during a part of their orbit. |
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| 2006 |
35242 characters 6 sections 8 paragraphs 2 images 190 internal links 5 external links |
comets 0.555 belt 0.511 main 0.288 orbit 0.170 cometary 0.149 undistinguishable 0.146 local 0.128 template 0.123 asteroid 0.121 persists 0.117 hypothesised 0.106 supercluster 0.098 semimajor 0.095 milky 0.092 weakly 0.092 |
Main-belt comets are bodies orbiting within the ( main ) asteroid belt which show cometary activity during a part of their orbit. |