Interpretation of the anti-tail of Comet Kohoutek as a particle flow phenomenon

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Dec 1974

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974icar...23..519g&link_type=abstract

Icarus, vol. 23, Dec. 1974, p. 519-525.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Comet Tails, Kohoutek Comet, Particle Emission, Comet Heads, Particle Size Distribution, Perihelions, Skylab Program, Spaceborne Astronomy, Spikes

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The appearance of a 'sunward' spike, opposite in apparent orientation to the normal Type-II tail in Comet Kohoutek is interpreted as evidence for large particles ejected near perihelion. It is shown that the shape and orientation can be satisfactorily explained in this manner, after consideration of the increased mass flow at decreasing heliocentric distance. The apparent length of the spike can be a measure of the particle size and density, and a value of about 0.004 g/sq cm for the product of particle size and density fits the Skylab observations.

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