The infrared light curve of Periodic Comet Halley 1986 III and its relationship to the visual light curve, C2, and water production rates

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Apr 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aj....105.1537m&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 105, no. 4, p. 1537-1546.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Carbon, Diatomic Molecules, Halley'S Comet, Infrared Astronomy, Light Curve, Near Infrared Radiation, Water, Astronomical Photometry, Color, Cometary Atmospheres, Interplanetary Dust, Light Scattering, Magnitude, Perihelions, Comets, Halley, Lightcurve, Infrared, Wavelengths, Visible Light, Dust, Carbon, Water, Production Rate, Scattering, Jetting, Comae, Timescale, Magnitude, Color, Brightness, Comparisons, Earth-Based Observations, Near-Infrared, Distance, Photometry

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The near-IR light curve of Periodic Comet Halley 1986 III is analyzed and compared with C2 production, water production, and the visual light curve. This is the most complete IR light curve compiled to date for any comet. The scattering phase function at small sun-comet-earth angles is shown to affect the slope of near-IR light curve significantly. P/Halley's dust production, as inferred from the IR light curve showed an increased production rate near perihelion which appears to be correlated with the onset of significant jet activity. The near-IR light curve, visual light curve, C2, and water production rates displayed different heliocentric variations, suggesting that one parameter cannot be accurately estimated from another. This is particularly true of the early preperihelion visual light curve. A peak of 0.3-0.5 magnitude in the visual magnitude, representing the integrated brightness of the comet's visible coma, lagged the other parameters by about a day. The near-IR color, J-H, was less red during periods of strong dust activity.

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