Observations of Comet Spacewatch (1996 BA6)

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Dec 1997

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HST Proposal ID #7594

Physics

Hst Proposal Id #7594 Solar System

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We propose one orbit of imaging observations of comet 1996 BA6 (Spacewatch). This recently discovered comet is on a very odd orbit, highly inclined and eccentric, with a perihelion in the asteroid belt. It is quite bright (V=19.5) in the outer solar system (R=9 AU) indicating a fairly large nucleus (16-40 km radius). WFPC2 V and R images with dithering could resolve the nucleus upon reconstruction, allowing a determination of its albedo. If resolved, this would be the second comet (after P/Halley) to have its albedo unambiguously determined.

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