A photometric investigation of Comet P/Encke

Details A photometric investigation of Comet P/Encke A photometric investigation of Comet P/Encke

Jun 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981lofa.rept.....m&link_type=abstract

Final Report Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZ.

Computer Science

Brightness Distribution, Chemical Composition, Comets, Stellar Rotation, Telephotometry, Canary Islands, Optical Measurement, Solar System, Synoptic Measurement, Telescopes

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A photometric investigation of Comet P/Encke was undertaken using the 2.2 m telescope and the 0.6 m telescope. The two primary scientific objectives were: (1) measurement of the production rates of OH, CN, C3, and C2 as a function of heliocentric distance; and (2) determination of the comet's rotational period by searching for periodic brightness variations in the inner coma. Synoptic observation in the Canary Islands; Cambridge, Massachusetts; Flagstaff, Arizona; and Mauna Kea were planned for the study of the comet's rotation.

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