The anti-tail of periodic Comet Machholz 1986 VIII

Details The anti-tail of periodic Comet Machholz 1986 VIII The anti-tail of periodic Comet Machholz 1986 VIII

Apr 1991

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Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (ISSN 0035-872X), vol. 85, April 1991, p. 91-96.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Astrometry, Astronomical Photography, Comet Tails, Eccentric Orbits, Image Processing, Light Curve, Orbital Position Estimation, Schmidt Telescopes

Scientific paper

Comet Machholz 1986 VIII is a periodic comet with an extremely eccentric orbit (e = 0.958) and it has the smallest perihelion distance (q = 0.126 AU) of any known short-period comet. In late June 1986, when the earth passed through the orbital plane of the comet, the comet exhibited an antitail, which has been interpreted as dust left behind in the orbital plane from an earlier outburst in April. During the course of routine astrometric observations of the comet, a photography was obtained within two hours of the passage of the earth through the orbital plane. Digital image processing of this photograph has revealed the antitail clearly.

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