A photometric study of (2060) Chiron and its coma

Details A photometric study of (2060) Chiron and its coma A photometric study of (2060) Chiron and its coma

Jan 1991

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Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 241, no. 2, Jan. 1991, p. 635-645.

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Astronomical Photometry, Chiron, Brightness Distribution, Charge Coupled Devices, Color, Light Curve, Asteroids, Photometry, Astronomy, Chiron, Comae, Asteroid 2060, 1977Ub, Magnitude, Ccd Methods, Rotation Period, Description, Morphology, Color, Condensation, Brightness, Optical Properties, Distance

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A photometric investigation of the coma around (2060) Chiron was carried out using 29 CCD frames in the Johnson B and V bands. The coma is found to be more extensive than previous studies have shown; it can be followed to a mean distance of 30 arcsec from the center. The morphology is not found to change during the observing period, and there are no jetlike features in the elliptically shaped coma. The radial dependence of the surface flux indicates a rather deep density gradient. The mean coma color is unusually blue, and there is an indication that it reddens somewhat outwards.

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