On the rotation of the IRAS-Araki-Alcock nucleus

Details On the rotation of the IRAS-Araki-Alcock nucleus On the rotation of the IRAS-Araki-Alcock nucleus

Jul 1997

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997p%26ss...45..791p&link_type=abstract

Planetary and Space Science, v. 45, p. 791-794.

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The nuclear rotation of the comet C/1983 H1 IRAS-Araki-Alcock (1983 VII) has been investigated from 166 RCA CCD exposures taken with the 61-cm telescope at the Whipple Observatory from May 6 through May 11, 1983. Application of image processing methods shows the presence of a fan-like coma with three jets. The features in the coma rotated in a clockwise direction. The fan with the three jets originated near the south pole of the nucleus. During the observation period, the orientations of the jets and the fan-shaded coma suggested that nuclear precession was probably also present. On May 9-10 the nucleus had an outburst.

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