CCD photometry of Comet P/Encke

Details CCD photometry of Comet P/Encke CCD photometry of Comet P/Encke

Jun 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987aj.....93.1542j&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 93, June 1987, p. 1542-1548.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Photometry, Charge Coupled Devices, Comet Nuclei, Encke Comet, Albedo, Astronomical Models, Brightness, Rotation, Comets, Encke, Ccd Methods, Photometry, Astronomy, Brightness, Models, Rotation, Comet Nuclei, Comparisons, Earth-Based Observations, Data, Telescope Methods, Calculations, Analysis, Magnitude, Lightcurve

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The authors present new photometry of Comet P/Encke taken near aphelion. Persistent cyclic variations in the brightness of the comet are attributed to rotation of the nucleus, with a most probable rotation period near 22.4 hr. The properties of the nucleus indicated by the new photometry do not compare favorably with the properties inferred from a model by Whipple and Sekanina (1979).

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