Cometary ray closing rates - Comet Kobayashi-Berger-Milon
Abstract
Cometary ray closing rates are measured for a sequence of a dozen plates of Comet Kobayashi-Berger-Milon (1975 IX) on July 31, 1975. The angular velocity is a factor of three to six higher than previously published in the literature for other comets. A deceleration of one to two deg/hr-squared, with no secular trend, is measured. Comparisons are made between these observations and some existing models.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- July 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991A&A...247..247M
- Keywords:
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- Comet Tails;
- Interplanetary Medium;
- Solar Wind;
- Interplanetary Magnetic Fields;
- Space Plasmas;
- Astrophysics