%APiro, Caroline%AMeech, Karen%ABufanda, Erica%AKleyna, Jan%AKeane, Jacqueline%AHainaut, Olivier%AMicheli, Marco%ABauer, James%ADenneau, Larry%AWeryk, Robert%ABhatt, Bhuwan%ASahu, Devendra%AWainscoat, Richard%BJournal Name: The Planetary Science Journal; Journal Volume: 2; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2024-01-08 12:34:49 %D2021%IDOI PREFIX: 10.3847 %JJournal Name: The Planetary Science Journal; Journal Volume: 2; Journal Issue: 1; Related Information: CHORUS Timestamp: 2024-01-08 12:34:49 %K %MOSTI ID: 10361774 %PMedium: X; Size: Article No. 33 %TCharacterizing the Manx Candidate A/2018 V3 %X
Manx objects approach the inner solar system on long-period comet (LPC) orbits with the consequent high inbound velocities, but unlike comets, Manxes display very little to no activity even near perihelion. This suggests that they may have formed in circumstances different from typical LPCs; moreover, this lack of significant activity also renders them difficult to detect at large distances. Thus, analyzing their physical properties can help constrain models of solar system formation as well as sharpen detection methods for those classified as NEOs. Here, we focus on the Manx candidate A/2018 V3 as part of a larger effort to characterize Manxes as a whole. This particular object was observed to be inactive even at its perihelion at