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Recently-Discovered Active Asteroid is in Fact Main-Belt Comet, Astronomers Say | Sci.News

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The article describes the discovery and study of 456P/PANSTARRS, an active, main-belt comet, by astronomers, including Henry H. Hsieh, using facilities in Hawaii. It highlights its recurrent activity driven by ice sublimation, linking it to other solar system objects studied by Pan-STARRS.

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