Nucleus of Comet IRAS-Araki-Alcock (1983 VII)

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Astronomical Photography, Charge Coupled Devices, Comet Nuclei, Comet Tails, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Radio Waves, Halley'S Comet, High Resolution, Morphology, Comets, Comet Nuclei, Iras-Araki-Alcock, Optical Properties, Infrared, Ultraviolet, Radar Methods, Microwave Methods, Comparisons, Calculations, Spectra, Physical Properties, Sublimation, Flux, Source, Origin, Comae, Rotation, Diagrams, Period, Dust, Models, Earth-Based Observations, Spacecraft Observations, Satellite Observations, Parameters, S

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Optical, radar, infrared, UV, and microwave-continuum observations of Comet IRAS-Araki-Alcok were obtained in May 1983, the week of the comet's close approach to earth. The comet has a nucleus dimension and a rotation period which are similar to those of Comet Halley, but a different morphological signature (a persisting sunward fan-shaped coma). Time variations are noted in the projected nucleus cross section. Results suggest significant limb-darkening effects in the relevant domains of radio waves, and that the comet's interior must be extremely cold. It is found that the thermal-infrared fluxes from the inner coma of the comet are dominated by the nucleus.

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