[en] We present a study of the evolution of the dust environment of the near-Earth Jupiter family comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak, based on observational data obtained using TRAPPIST telescopes from January to July, 2017. In addition, we performed numerical simulations to constrain its origin and dynamical nature. Along this work we compared our results with those obtained for 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. These results have been recently accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics.
Disciplines :
Space science, astronomy & astrophysics
Author, co-author :
Pozuelos Romero, Francisco José ; 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)
Moulane, Youssef ; University of Liège, Belgium ; Cadi Ayyad University
Opitom, Cyrielle; European Southern Observatory
Manfroid, Jean ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO)
Benkhaldoun, Zouhair; Cadi Ayyad University
Gillon, Michaël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Exotic
Language :
English
Title :
On the dust properties and dynamical evolution of the near- Earth Jupiter family comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak
