Initial Characterization of Active Transitioning Centaur, P/2019 LD<sub>2</sub> (ATLAS), Using Hubble, Spitzer, ZTF, Keck, Apache Point Observatory, and GROWTH Visible and Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy
Initial Characterization of Active Transitioning Centaur, P/2019 LD<sub>2</sub> (ATLAS), Using Hubble, Spitzer, ZTF, Keck, Apache Point Observatory, and GROWTH Visible and Infrared Imaging and Spectroscopy
Abstract We present visible and mid-infrared imagery and photometry of temporary Jovian co-orbital comet P/2019 LD 2 taken with Hubble Space Telescope/Wide Field Camera 3 (HST/WFC3), Spitzer Space Telescope/Infrared Array Camera (Spitzer/IRAC), and the GROWTH telescope network, visible spectroscopy from Keck/Low-Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (LRIS), and archival Zwicky Transient Facility observations …