Infrared photometry and spectroscopy of comet P/Encke 1987

R. D. Gehrz; E. P. Ney; J. Piscitelli; E. Rosenthal; A. T. Tokunaga

doi:10.1016/0019-1035(89)90139-5

Infrared photometry and spectroscopy of comet P/Encke 1987

R. D. Gehrz, E. P. Ney, J. Piscitelli, E. Rosenthal, A. T. Tokunaga

Physics and Astronomy (Twin Cities)

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Abstract

We present 2.3- to 18.5-μm photometry and 3- to 4-μm spectroscopy of Comet P/Encke that suggest that the comet develops a coma composed primarily of large grains when it is near perihelion. Our data show no evidence for the 3.4-μm hydrocarbon emission feature in P/Encke.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	280-288
Number of pages	9
Journal	Icarus
Volume	80
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(89)90139-5
State	Published - Aug 1989

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We thank T. Brooke, D. Jewitt, and J. Luu for helpful comments. The University of Minnesota infrared astronomy program is supported by NASA, the United States Air Force, the National Science Foundation, and the University of Minnesota Graduate School. A. T. Tokunaga and E. Rosenthal acknowledge the support of NASA Contract NASW-3159; J. R. Piscitelli acknowledges the support of NASA NGL-12001-057. We thank W. Golisch of IRTF and L. R. Shaw of WIRO for their invaluable assistance at the telescope.

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