Publications by Cyrielle Opitom

Very Large Telescope Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS. II. From Quiescence to Glow: Dramatic Rise of Ni i Emission and Incipient CN Outgassing at Large Heliocentric Distances DOI
Rohan Rahatgaonkar, Juan Pablo Carvajal, Thomas H. Puzia, Baltasar Luco, Emmanuel Jehin, Damien Hutsemékers, Cyrielle Opitom, Jean Manfroid, Michaël Marsset, Bin Yang, Colin Snodgrass et al., Astrophysical Journal Letters, 995, 1, p. 1-13 (2025)
Recent Chemo-morphological coma evolution of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko DOI
Brian P. Murphy, Cyrielle Opitom, Colin Snodgrass, Sophie E. Deam, Léa Ferellec, Matthew Knight, Vincent Okoth and Bin Yang, Planetary and space science, 268, p. 1-23 (2025)
Snapshot of a new interstellar comet: 3I/ATLAS has a red and featureless spectrum DOI
Cyrielle Opitom, Colin Snodgrass, Emmanuel Jehin, Michele T Bannister, Erica Bufanda, Sophie E Deam, Rosemary C Dorsey, Marin Ferrais, Said Hmiddouch, Matthew M Knight, Rosita Kokotanekova et al., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 544, 1, p. L31-L36 (2025)
JWST Detection of a Carbon-dioxide-dominated Gas Coma Surrounding Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS DOI
Martin A. Cordiner, Nathan X. Roth, Michael S. P. Kelley, Dennis Bodewits, Steven B. Charnley, Maria N. Drozdovskaya, Davide Farnocchia, Marco Micheli, Stefanie N. Milam, Cyrielle Opitom et al., Astrophysical Journal Letters, 991, 2, p. 1-10 (2025)
First JWST spectrum of distant activity in Long Period Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) DOI
Colin Snodgrass, Carrie E. Holt, Michael S. P. Kelley, Cyrielle Opitom, Aurélie Guilbert-Lepoutre, Matthew M. Knight, Rosita Kokotanekova, Emmanuel Jehin, Elena Mazzotta Epifani, Alessandra Migliorini, Cecilia Tubiana et al., Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 541, 1, p. L8-L13 (2025)
Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time Observing Strategy for Solar System Science: Incremental Templates in Year 1 DOI
James E. Robinson, Megan E. Schwamb, R. Lynne Jones, Mario Juric, Peter Yoachim, Bryce T. Bolin, Colin O. Chandler, Steven R. Chesley, Grigori Fedorets, Wesley C. Fraser, Cyrielle Opitom et al., Astrophysical Journal Supplement, 279, 1, p. 1-25 (2025)
Characterization of the DART Ejecta Using Computer Modeling of the Ground-based and HST Photopolarimetric Data DOI
Ludmilla Kolokolova, Johannes Markkanen, Quentin Ludet, Zuri Gray, Stefano Bagnulo, Cyrielle Opitom and Brian Murphy, The Planetary Science Journal, 6, 6, p. 1-8 (2025)
Upper limits on CN from exocomets transiting β Pictoris DOI
M. A. Kenworthy, E. de Mooij, A. Brandeker, C. Opitom, F. Kiefer and A. Fitzsimmons, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 698, p. 1-9 (2025)
Brightness Behavior of Distant Oort Cloud Comets DOI
Carrie E. Holt, Matthew M. Knight, Michael S.P. Kelley, Tim Lister, Quanzhi Ye, Colin Snodgrass, Cyrielle Opitom, Rosita Kokotanekova, Megan E. Schwamb, Matthew M. Dobson, Michele T. Bannister et al., Planetary Science Journal, 5, 12, p. 1-21 (2024)
Coma composition and profiles of comet 12P/Pons–Brooks using long-slit spectroscopy DOI
Lea Ferellec, Cyrielle Opitom, Abbie Donaldson, Johan P.U. Fynbo, Rosita Kokotanekova, Michael S.P. Kelley and Tim Lister, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 534, 3, p. 1816-1826 (2024)
Chemical composition of comets C/2021 A1 (Leonard) and C/2022 E3 (ZTF) from radio spectroscopy and the abundance of HCOOH and HNCO in comets DOI
N. Biver, D. Bockelée-Morvan, B. Handzlik, Aa Sandqvist, J. Boissier, M. N. Drozdovskaya, R. Moreno, J. Crovisier, D. C. Lis, C. Opitom et al., Astronomy and Astrophysics, 690, p. 1-29 (2024)
The chemical composition of CO-rich comet C/2023 H2 (Lemmon) DOI
M. Lippi, L. Ferellec, C. Opitom, S. Faggi, M. J. Mumma and G. L. Villanueva, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 689, p. 1-7 (2024)
A link between the size and composition of comets DOI
James E. Robinson, Uri Malamud, Cyrielle Opitom, Hagai Perets and Jürgen Blum, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 531, 1, p. 859-883 (2024)
Pre-Impact Thermophysical Properties and the Yarkovsky Effect of NASA DART Target (65803) Didymos DOI
Benjamin Rozitis, Simon F Green, Samuel L Jackson, Colin Snodgrass, Cyrielle Opitom, Thomas G Muller, Ulrich C Kolb, Steven R. Chesley, R. Terik Daly, Cristina A. Thomas and Andrew S. Rivkin, The Planetary Science Journal, 5, 3, p. 1-17 (2024)
12CO+ and 13CO+ fluorescence models for measuring the 12C/13C isotopic ratio in comets DOI
P. Rousselot, E. Jehin, D. Hutsemékers, C. Opitom, J. Manfroid and P. Hardy, Astronomy & Astrophysics, 683, p. 1-11 (2024)
Achievement of the Planetary Defense Investigations of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission DOI
NL Chabot, AS Rivkin, AF Cheng, OS Barnouin, EG Fahnestock, DC Richardson, AM Stickle, CA Thomas, CM Ernst, C Opitom, A Rozek, C Snodgrass et al., Planetary Science Journal, 5, 2, p. 1-24 (2024)
The Comet Interceptor Mission DOI
Geraint H. Jones, Colin Snodgrass, Cecilia Tubiana, Michael Küppers, Hideyo Kawakita, Luisa M. Lara, Jessica Agarwal, Nicolas Andre, Nicholas Attree, Uli Auster, Cyrielle Opitom et al., Space Science Reviews, 220, 9, p. 1-83 (2024)
Polarimetry of Didymos-Dimorphos: Unexpected Long-Term Effects of the DART Impact DOI
Zuri Gray, Stefano Bagnulo, Mikael Granvik, Alberto Cellino, Geraint H. Jones, Ludmilla Kolokolova, Fernando Moreno, Karri Muinonen, Olga Muñoz, Cyrielle Opitom, Colin Snodgrass et al., The Planetary Science Journal, 5, 1, p. 1-18 (2024)
VLT/MUSE Characterisation of Dimorphos Ejecta from the DART Impact DOI
Brian P. Murphy, Cyrielle Opitom, Colin Snodgrass, Matthew M. Knight, Jian-Yang Li, Nancy L. Chabot, Andrew S. Rivkin, Simon F. Green, Paloma Guetzoyan, Daniel Gardener and Julia de León, The Planetary Science Journal, 4, 12, p. 1-17 (2023)
ALMA Observations of the DART Impact: Characterizing the Ejecta at Submillimeter Wavelengths DOI
Nathan X. Roth, Stefanie N. Milam, Anthony J. Remijan, Martin A. Cordiner, Michael W. Busch, Cristina A. Thomas, Andrew S. Rivkin, Arielle Moullet, Ted L. Roush, Cyrielle Opitom et al., Planetary Science Journal, 4, 11, p. 1-12 (2023)
Coma environment of comet C/2017 K2 around the water ice sublimation boundary observed with VLT/MUSE DOI
Yuna G. Kwon, Cyrielle Opitom and Manuela Lippi, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 674, p. 1-11 (2023)
Tuning the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Observing Strategy for Solar System Science DOI
Megan E. Schwamb, R. Lynne Jones, Peter Yoachim, Kathryn Volk, Rosemary C. Dorsey, Cyrielle Opitom, Sarah Greenstreet, Tim Lister, Colin Snodgrass, Bryce T. Bolin, Laura Inno et al., Astrophysical Journal, Supplement Series, 266, 2, p. 1-68 (2023)
Morphology and spectral properties of the DART impact ejecta with VLT/MUSE DOI
C. Opitom, B. Murphy, C. Snodgrass, S. Bagnulo, S. F. Green, M. M. Knight, J. de Leon, J.-Y. Li and D. Gardener, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 671, p. 1-7 (2023)
Optical spectropolarimetry of binary asteroid Didymos-Dimorphos before and after the DART impact DOI
Stefano Bagnulo, Zuri Gray, Mikael Granvik, Alberto Cellino, Kolokolova Ludmilla, Karri Muinonen, Olga Muñoz, Cyrielle Opitom, Antti Penttila and Colin Snodgrass, Astrophysical Journal Letters, 945, 2, p. 1-9 (2023)
Ejecta from the DART-produced active asteroid Dimorphos DOI
Jian Yang Li, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Tony L. Farnham, Jessica M. Sunshine, Matthew M. Knight, Gonzalo Tancredi, Fernando Moreno, Brian Murphy, Cyrielle Opitom, Steve Chesley, Colin Snodgrass et al., Nature, 616, 7957, p. 452-456 (2023)
A Targeted Search for Main Belt Comets DOI
Léa Ferellec, Colin Snodgrass, Alan Fitzsimmons, Agata Rożek, Daniel Gardener, Richard Smith, Hissa Medeiros, Cyrielle Opitom and Henry H. Hsieh, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 518, 2, p. 2373-2384 (2023)
The CUBES science case DOI
Chris Evans, Stefano Cristiani, Cyrielle Opitom, Gabriele Cescutti, Valentina D’Odorico, Juan Manuel Alcalá, Silvia H.P. Alencar, Sergei Balashev, Beatriz Barbuy, Nate Bastian, Colin Snodgrass et al., Experimental Astronomy, 55, 1, p. 1-57 (2022)
Water, hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and dust production from distant comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 DOI
D. Bockelée-Morvan, N. Biver, C. A. Schambeau, J. Crovisier, C. Opitom, M. de Val Borro, E. Lellouch, P. Hartogh, B. Vandenbussche, E. Jehin et al., Astronomy and Astrophysics, 664, p. 1-27 (2022)
The LCO Outbursting Objects Key Project Overview and Year 1 Status DOI
LOOK Collaboration, The Planetary Science Journal, 3, 7, p. 1-18 (2022)
N2+ fluorescence spectrum of comet C/2016 R2 (PanSTARRS) DOI
P. Rousselot, S.E. Anderson, A. Alijah, B. Noyelles, C. Opitom, E. Jehin, D. Hutsemékers and J. Manfroid, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 661, p. 1-7 (2022)
Chemistry of comet atmospheres
Nicolas Biver, Neil Dello Russo, Cyrielle Opitom and M Rubin, Comets III, University of Arizona Press (2022)
Cometary science with CUBES DOI
Cyrielle Opitom, Colin Snodgrass, Fiorangela La Forgia, Chris Evans, Pamela Cambianica, Gabriele Cremonese, Alan Fitzsimmons, Monica Lazzarin and Alessandra Migliorini, Experimental Astronomy, 22, p. 1-15 (2022)
FeI and NiI in cometary atmospheres. Connections between the NiI/FeI abundance ratio and chemical characteristics of Jupiter-family and Oort-cloud comets DOI
D Hutsemékers, J Manfroid, E Jehin, C Opitom and Y Moulane, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 652, p. 1-7 (2021)
The similarity of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov to solar system comets from high resolution optical spectroscopy DOI
C Opitom, E. Jehin, D. Hutsemékers, Y Shinnaka, J. Manfroid, P. Rousselot, S Raghuram, H Kawakita, A. Fitzsimmons, K Meech, C Snodgrass et al., Astronomy and Astrophysics, 650, p. 1-8 (2021)
MUSE observations of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko DOI
C. Opitom, A. Guilbert-Lepoutre, S. Besse, B. Yang and C. Snodgrass, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 644, p. 1-7 (2020)

Menu

Publications by Cyrielle Opitom