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TRAPPIST monitoring of comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)
Opitom, Cyrielle; Jehin, Emmanuel; Manfroid, Jean et al.
2014International Cometary Workshop
 

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Abstract :
[en] C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) is a long period comet discovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 2012 March 23 at 5 AU from the sun. C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) reached perihelion on March 23, 2013 at 0.73 AU from the sun. In December 2012 the comet was unexpectedly bright, allowing us to make an extensive monitoring during several months with both broadband and narrowband filters to follow the evolution of the comet chemical composition. The monitoring was made with TRAPPIST robotic telescope installed at La Silla observatory [1]. TRAPPIST is a 60-cm telescope dedicated to the study of exoplanets and small bodies in the solar system. The telescope is equipped with a 2Kx2K FLI Proline CCD camera very sensitive in the blue and the red. A set of narrowband cometary filters designed by the NASA for the Hale-Bopp Observing Campaign [2] is permanently mounted on the telescope along with classic Johnson-Cousins B, V, Rc, and Ic filters. We observed the comet from December 11, 2012 to March 4, 2013 (pre-perihelion) and from April 29, 2013 to June 11, 2013 (post-perihelion). At least 2 or 3 observing runs per week were programmed during this period. We collected 1358 images on 52 nights. In January and February the comet visibility allowed us to make several long runs and to detect the comet rotational variability. From the comet images in narrowband filters we studied the gaseous coma chemical composition and activity by deriving OH, NH, CN, C2 and C3 production rates using a classical Haser model [3]. The production and properties of the dust component were studied through the observation of C/2012 F6 (Lemmon) with narrowband continuum filters at 344.2 nm (UC), 444.9 nm (BC), 525.7 nm (GC) and 713.0 nm (RC). We used A(θ)fρ [4] parameter as a proxy for the dust production.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Opitom, Cyrielle ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Jehin, Emmanuel  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Manfroid, Jean  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Hutsemekers, Damien ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Astroph. extragalactique et observations spatiales (AEOS)
Gillon, Michaël  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Magain, Pierre  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Origines Cosmologiques et Astrophysiques (OrCa)
Language :
English
Title :
TRAPPIST monitoring of comet C/2012 F6 (Lemmon)
Publication date :
April 2014
Event name :
International Cometary Workshop
Event date :
du 01 au 03 Avril 20114
Audience :
International
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