Cometary magnitude distribution: The tabulated data

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Sep 1987

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987esasp.278...43h&link_type=abstract

In ESA, Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Diversity and Similarity of Comets p 43-48(SEE N88-21884 14-91)

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Comets, Magnitude, Size Distribution, Brightness, Comet Nuclei, Orbits, Tables (Data)

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The numerical distribution of cometary absolute magnitudes is used to show the way in which cometary numbers vary as a function of the radius, activity, and mass of the cometary nucleus. Comets are divided into three groups according to their orbital periods. Tables listing all the known absolute magnitudes are provided. Graphs show how the cumulative number of comets, N, varies as a function of their absolute magnitude, H10 (the apparent magnitude a comet would have if it were 1 AU from both Sun and Earth). Typical relationships are, for long-period comets (P greater than 200 yr) log N = 0.549 + 0.30 H10 (for H10 less than 5.8m), and for short-period comets (P less than 15 yr) log N = - 1.625 + 0.30 H10 (for H10 less than 10.8m).

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