High resolution images of P/Tempel 1 and P/Tempel 2 constructed from IRAS survey data

Details High resolution images of P/Tempel 1 and P/Tempel 2 constructed from IRAS survey data High resolution images of P/Tempel 1 and P/Tempel 2 constructed from IRAS survey data

Dec 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992acm..proc..617w&link_type=abstract

In Lunar and Planetary Inst., Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1991 p 617-620 (SEE N93-19113 06-90)

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Comets, Grain Size, Infrared Astronomy Satellite, Infrared Imagery, Photometry, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Coma, Comet Tails, Dynamic Characteristics, High Resolution, Infrared Astronomy

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Infrared images of P/Tempel 1 and P/Tempel 2 were constructed from IRAS survey data using a computer algorithm based on the Maximum Correlation Method for Image Construction (Aumann et al, 1990). The resulting images are of sufficiently high quality and resolution to delineate coma and tail morphology, and permit accurate photometry of the total dust complex. Comparisons of the infrared colors and photometric profiles of Tempel 1 and Tempel 2 at similar heliocentric distances show that the grains produced by the two comets are quite similar in radiometric and dynamic properties. Tempel 1 is found to produce about 30 percent more dust in its coma and tail than Tempel 2. The comae of Tempel 1 and Tempel 2 are expanding with mean velocities of 5.8 plus or minus 0.07 and 6.1 plus or minus 0.17 m/sec respectively, indicative of the ejection of large grains. The IRAS cataloged infrared fluxes (Walker, 1986) are found to be underestimated by as much as a factor of three for the comets. Therefore, it is essential to create images of the comets to obtain meaningful IRAS photometry.

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