Near-infrared spectroscopy of the nucleus of comet 124P/Mrkos

Details Near-infrared spectroscopy of the nucleus of comet 124P/Mrkos Near-infrared spectroscopy of the nucleus of comet 124P/Mrkos

Feb 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003a%26a...398l..45l&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.398, p.L45-L48 (2003)

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Minor Planets, Comets, Infrared

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We report near-infrared (0.9-2.3 mu m) spectral observations of the bare nucleus of comet 124P/Mrkos taken on two different nights using the Near Infrared Camera Spectrometer (NICS) attached to the 3.56 m Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG). Both spectra are very similar, featureless and slightly redder than the Sun, resembling the spectrum of a D type asteroid. The spectrum and the low activity level of the nucleus of 124P suggest that it is covered by a large insulating dust mantle.

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