On the rate at which comets split

Details On the rate at which comets split On the rate at which comets split

Apr 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994icar..108..265c&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 108, no. 2, pt. 1, p. 265-271

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Charge Coupled Devices, Comets, Image Analysis, Splitting, Comet Nuclei, Cometary Atmospheres

Scientific paper

We use time-resolved charge-coupled device (CCD) images to assess the frequency of splitting of comets. When blinked on a computer, the CCD images provide relatively high and uniform sensitivity to comoving companions. We find that 3 comets are split in a sample of 49, and estimate that the cometary splitting rate is S approximately 0.01 per year per comet or larger. This large rate suggests that splitting may be an important destructive process for the cometary nuclei.

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