Dr Olivier R Hainaut
European Southern Observatory
Germany
My co-authors include
Galin Borisov
Professor David Montes
Dr Michael Mueller
My Publications
TNO or Comet? The Search for Activity and Characterization of Distant Object 418993 (20...
The Planetary Science Journal
January 2023
Possible Activity in 468861 (2013 LU28)
The Planetary Science Journal
February 2022
Analytical simulations of the effect of satellite constellations on optical and near-in...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
January 2022
Elimination of a virtual impactor of 2006 QV89 via deep non-detection
Astronomy and Astrophysics
September 2021
Author Correction: Compact pebbles and the evolution of volatiles in the interstellar c...
Nature Astronomy
April 2021
Compact pebbles and the evolution of volatiles in the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov
Nature Astronomy
March 2021
Characterizing the Manx Candidate A/2018 V3
The Planetary Science Journal
February 2021
Monitoring of the optical spectrum of comet 2I/Borisov at the VLT
October 2020
Impact of Satellite Constellations on Optical Astronomy and Recommendations Toward Miti...
August 2020
Impact of satellite constellations on astronomical observations with ESO telescopes in ...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
April 2020
Detailed characterization of low activity comet 49P/Arend–Rigaux
Icarus
March 2020
2I/Borisov: A C2-depleted interstellar comet
Astronomy and Astrophysics
November 2019
Detection of CN Gas in Interstellar Object 2I/Borisov
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
October 2019
Disintegration of active asteroid P/2016 G1 (PANSTARRS)
Astronomy and Astrophysics
August 2019
Near-Earth asteroid 2012 TC4 observing campaign: Results from a global planetary defens...
Icarus
July 2019
The Sporadic Activity of (6478) Gault: A YORP-driven Event?
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
April 2019
Plausible Home Stars of the Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua Found in Gaia DR2
The Astronomical Journal
October 2018
The Castalia mission to Main Belt Comet 133P/Elst-Pizarro
Advances in Space Research
October 2018
The ESO science archive: supporting and enhancing science from the La Silla Paranal Obs...
July 2018
Non-gravitational acceleration in the trajectory of 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua)
Nature
June 2018
The observing campaign on the deep-space debris WT1190F as a test case for short-warnin...
Icarus
April 2018
The Excited Spin State of 1I/2017 U1 ‘Oumuamua
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
March 2018
Isotopic ratios in outbursting comet C/2015 ER61
Astronomy and Astrophysics
January 2018
A brief visit from a red and extremely elongated interstellar asteroid
Nature
November 2017
CO-driven Activity in Comet C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS)
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
October 2017
The 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko observation campaign in support of the Rosetta mission
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering...
May 2017
Beginning of Activity in Long-period Comet C/2015 ER61 (PANSTARRS)
The Astronomical Journal
April 2017
Inner solar system material discovered in the Oort cloud
Science Advances
April 2016
Distant activity of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014: Ground-based results during the ...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2016
The dust environment of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko from Rosetta OSIRIS and VLT obs...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2016
SUBLIMATION-DRIVEN ACTIVITY IN MAIN-BELT COMET 313P/GIBBS
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
February 2015
Determining the Aesthetic Appeal of Astronomical Images
Leonardo
February 2015
Nongravitational perturbations and virtual impactors: the case of asteroid (410777) 200...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
December 2014
REFINED ROTATIONAL PERIOD, POLE SOLUTION, AND SHAPE MODEL FOR (3200) PHAETHON
The Astrophysical Journal
September 2014
An ESA NEOCC Effort to Eliminate High Palermo Scale Virtual Impactors
Earth Moon and Planets
August 2014
SEARCH FOR THE RETURN OF ACTIVITY IN ACTIVE ASTEROID 176P/LINEAR
The Astronomical Journal
March 2014
Continued activity in P/2013 P5 PANSTARRS
Astronomy and Astrophysics
March 2014
OUTGASSING BEHAVIOR OF C/2012 S1 (ISON) FROM 2011 SEPTEMBER TO 2013 JUNE
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
October 2013
Testing Accuracy and Precision of Existing Photometry Algorithms on Moving Targets
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
April 2013
Activity of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 at the time of the EPOXI mission fly-by
Icarus
February 2013
The demise of Comet 85P/Boethin, the first EPOXI mission target
Icarus
February 2013
P/2010 A2 LINEAR
Astronomy and Astrophysics
December 2012
DISCOVERY OF TWO VERY WIDE BINARIES WITH ULTRACOOL COMPANIONS AND A NEW BROWN DWARF AT ...
The Astronomical Journal
November 2012
The nucleus of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Astronomy and Astrophysics
November 2012
Faint moving object detection, and the Low Signal-to-Noise recovery of Main Belt comet ...
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
October 2012
EChO
Experimental Astronomy
August 2012
Characterisation of candidate members of (136108) Haumea’s family
Astronomy and Astrophysics
August 2012
Short-term variability of 10 trans-Neptunian objects
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
July 2012
P/2010 A2 LINEAR
Astronomy and Astrophysics
January 2012
Physical characterization of low delta-V asteroid (175706) 1996 FG3★
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
October 2011
Testing the comet nature of main belt comets. The spectra of 133P/Elst-Pizarro and 176P...
Astronomy and Astrophysics
July 2011
EPOXI: COMET 103P/HARTLEY 2 OBSERVATIONS FROM A WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN
The Astrophysical Journal Letters
May 2011
Deep Impact, Stardust-NExT and the behavior of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 from 1997 to 2010
Icarus
May 2011
Stardust-NExT, Deep Impact, and the accelerating spin of 9P/Tempel 1
Icarus
May 2011
“TNOs are Cool”: A survey of the trans-Neptunian region
Astronomy and Astrophysics
July 2010
“TNOs are Cool”: A survey of the trans-Neptunian region
Astronomy and Astrophysics
July 2010
The nucleus of 103P/Hartley 2, target of theEPOXImission
Astronomy and Astrophysics
June 2010
Characterisation of candidate members of (136108) Haumea's family
Astronomy and Astrophysics
February 2010
Activity of comets at large heliocentric distances pre-perihelion
Icarus
June 2009
TNOs are Cool: A Survey of the Transneptunian Region
Earth Moon and Planets
May 2009
Surface composition and temperature of the TNO Orcus
Astronomy and Astrophysics
January 2008
Dust observations of Comet 9P/Tempel 1 at the time of the Deep Impact
Astronomy and Astrophysics
September 2007
Large Changes in Pluto’s Atmosphere Revealed by Stellar Occultations
Highlights of Astronomy
January 2005
Results from the ESO Large Program on Transneptunian Objects and Centaurs
January 2004
Physical survey of 24 Centaurs with visible photometry
Icarus
November 2003
Results from the Eso Large Program on Transneptunian Objects and Centaurs
Earth Moon and Planets
June 2003
Critical science for the largest telescopes: science drivers for a 100m ground-based op...
January 2003
A TNO Survey Project with the 2.2m Telescope at ESO La Silla
Highlights of Astronomy
January 2002
73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 — One Orbit after Break-Up: Search for Fragments
January 2002
The Metamorphosis of SN 1998bw
The Astrophysical Journal
July 2001
Very Distant Objects in the Solar System
January 1995
Searching the Trans-Neptunian Region
Comet Size Distributions and Distant Activity
Physical Observations of 1996 TO66
A Pencil-Beam Search for Distant TNOs at the ESO NTT
TNO Color Survey with the VLT: Pilot Observations with the Science Verification Camera