Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jun 2008
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2008jalpo..50c..23b&link_type=abstract
Journal of the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers, The Strolling Astronomer (ISSN 0039-2502), Vol. 50, No. 3, p. 23 - 26
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Photometry, Comets, Rotation Rates, Comet 17P/Holmes
Scientific paper
Comet 17P/Holmes was observed in October and November 2007, after the brightness outburst of 24 October. Approximately 11.5 hours of data were collected. A time series analysis reveals a periodicity of 6.29±0.01 hour in the brightness of the inner coma with a single-peak light curve. The object probably has an extremely active area in the nucleus. Therefore, the synodic rotation period is probably equal to the 6.29-hour periodicity that we found.
Betzler Alberto Silva
Celedon Julian Hermógenes Quezada
Ferreira Diego Henrique
Novaes Alberto Brum
Ribeiro Dos Snatos Tárcio Henrique
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