Examining the dust of the tailless Oort-cloud comet C/2020 T2
Examining the dust of the tailless Oort-cloud comet C/2020 T2
We report our new analysis of Oort-cloud comet C/2020 T2 (Palomar) (T2) observed at 2.06 au from the Sun (phase angle of 28.5 deg) about two weeks before perihelion. T2 lacks a significant dust tail in scattered light, showing a strong central condensation of the coma throughout the apparition, reminiscent …