An outburst of comet Tempel-2 observed spectrophotometrically

Details An outburst of comet Tempel-2 observed spectrophotometrically An outburst of comet Tempel-2 observed spectrophotometrically

Jan 1981

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981natur.289..155j&link_type=abstract

Nature, vol. 289, Jan. 15, 1981, p. 155, 156. Research supported by the National Research Council;

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Spaceborne Astronomy, Spectral Reflectance, Spectrophotometry, Tempel 2 Comet, Flyby Missions, High Resolution, Image Resolution, Solar System, Comets, Tempel 2 Comet, Spectrophotometry, Bursts, Observations, Spectrum, Reflectance, Data, Emissions, Flares, Procedure, Models, Brightness, Dust, Albedo

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Periodic comet Tempel-2, first discovered in 1873, is a possible target of a spacecraft flyby in the 1980s. Accurate physical measurements of this comet have only recently been attempted. Few spectrophotometric data exist for any faint comet, but such data are presented for Tempel-2 at a heliocentric distance of 2.97 AU. The data were obtained during an outburst in which the comet exhibited heightened CN and C3 emission over a quiescent phase. Comet flares of such magnitude are exceptional and are particularly surprising for a periodic comet at such a large heliocentric distance.

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