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E.J. Reese 《Icarus》1972
Photographic observations of Jupiter and its Red Spot between 11 December 1970 and 12 October 1971 are reported. The Red Spot had a mean rotation period of 9h55m38s.5, the shortest to be observed since the apparition of 1931–1932. The outstanding event of the apparition was an outburst of activity in the South Equatorial Belt which was similar in many ways to the great disturbance of 1928. 相似文献
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The orbit ofP/Stephan-Oterma has been determined using 140 observations of the last apparition (1980) and taking into account perturbations by Mercury to Pluto. The evolution of the comet's orbit has been studied over the interval 1976–1984. 相似文献
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The number of known near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) has increased rapidly in recent years due to large surveys. This discovery process has to be followed by follow-up observations to obtain a sufficient number of precise astrometric data needed for an accurate orbit determination of newly discovered bodies.Accurate orbit determination requires observations from at least two oppositions. If asteroids are not found in the next apparition, different from the discovery apparition, then they can be considered lost. This is particularly embarrassing for NEAs. If data for different apparitions are not found in the course of precovery surveys or in other archive data, then it is necessary to prepare targeted observations of a particular NEA in the second convenient apparition. Therefore NEA recovery is a very important part of NEA follow-up.We discuss here methods, techniques, and results of planned recoveries at the Klet' Observatory using a 0.57-m telescope equipped with a CCD detector. The Klet' NEA recovery subprogram has brought 21 planned NEA recoveries since 1997, including seven NEAs belonging to the potentially hazardous asteroid category.We briefly mention the overall work on NEA recoveries provided by several NEO follow-up programs as well as the need for communication resources supporting astrometric observers. Finally we present here a planned extension of the Klet' NEA recovery subprogram to fainter objects by means of a new 1.06-m reflector. 相似文献
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E.J. Reese 《Icarus》1971
Photographic observations of Jupiter and its Red Spot between 13 November 1969 and 21 September 1970 are reported. The Red Spot continues its 90-day oscillation in longitude with considerable regularity. An outstanding event of the apparition was the appearance of a new disturbance in the South Tropical Zone. A bright spot at zenographic latitude 23°.8 N displayed the shortest rotation period ever recorded on Jupiter, 9h47m3s. 相似文献
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Photoelectric observations of Comet P/Encke during its 1980 apparition are combined with other published data to relate molecular production rates to the visual lightcurve. In addition to a substantial asymmetry about perihelion which is already well known, there are shorter-term variations in specific molecules which have not been duplicated by models. The most dramatic of these fluctuations is a rapid decrease by more than a factor of 3 in the production of OH at 0.75 AU preperihelion. 相似文献
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During our monitoring observations of comet Hale-Bopp, we found several sporadic ejections of dust from the nucleus. The most
prominent ejection was observed on May 6–9, 1997, in the post-perihelion phase of the apparition. In this paper, we report
preliminary analysis of this event, in which the total mass of the dust cloud is estimated to be 1.6 × 1011 g.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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A 640 element phase-steerable dipole array has been used to make highly sensitive observations of the planet Jupiter during the 1973 apparition. The satellite Io is found to have very little influence at the low flux levels, whereas the definition of sources A and B appears to be relatively flux independent. A two-dimensional analysis of the data in the Jupiter-Io plane has revealed considerable source B activity at low intensities which is not influenced by Io. 相似文献
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L. Trafton 《Icarus》1977,31(3):369-384
We present equivalent widths of various H2 quadrupole lines in Saturn's spectrum monitored from the 1969 apparition to the present. Since the 1971 apparition, the S3(0), S3(1), Q3(1), S4(0), and S4(1) lines have all been monitored with the slit set along the central meridian and excluding the rings. Comparison with published values obtained in 1967 suggests a seasonal variation correlated with the shading of Saturn by the rings and with the distance of Saturn from the Sun. Also, observations of CH4 were collected over a long time interval. In spite of their inhomogeneity, they show an increase in absorption over the past 3 yr which is greater than any diurnal or short-term variation present. At the same time, the H2 absorptions were relatively constant. This behavior might be explained by the descent of a high-altitude haze later during this period. 相似文献
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P.K. Seidelmann R.S. Harrington D. Pascu W.A. Baum D.G. Currie J.A. Westphal G.E. Danielson 《Icarus》1981,47(2):282-287
The ground-based observations of the recently discovered Saturnian satellites, obtained during the 1980 apparition, have been collected from the IAU Circulars and identified with and fit to four orbital groups: (1) the inner pair of coorbital librating satellites, (2) the satellite known as “Dione B” near the L4 point of Dione-Saturn, (3) the satellites associated with the L4 and L5 points of Tethys-Saturn or, alternatively, one satellite unconfortably near the orbit of Tethys, and (4) the F-ring satellites observed by Voyager I. 相似文献
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Four eclipse reappearances of Io were observed with an area-scanning photometer during the 1973 apparition of Jupiter. The results of these observations and of the ones reported in the preceding paper are discussed in the context of recent physical models for posteclipse brightening. An evaluation of the relative merits and deficiencies of all observational techniques which have been used to search for posteclipse brightening of Io leads to the conclusion that the reality of this phenomenon remains very much in doubt. 相似文献
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L. D. Schmadel 《Astronomische Nachrichten》1980,301(5):251-252
The orbit of minor planet (1370) Hella, which was supposed to be almost hopelessly lost since the discovery apparition in 1935, is rediscussed. The old plates have been remeasured and reduced anew and the object was recoverd in December 1979 by means of these elements. An improved orbit based on 11 positions 1935–1979 is given. 相似文献
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Jean-Eudes Arlot 《Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy》1975,12(1):39-50
An analysis is made of two series of photographic observations of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter. In the comparison of theory with observation, the aim of this work is to solve for systematic errors in the observations as well as those in the theory. The observations are those made by D. Pascu with the McCormick refractor during the apparition of 1967–1968 and with the 26" refractor of the U.S. Naval Observatory in 1973. Neutral density filters were used for magnitude compensation between the planet and the satellites as well as between the satellites themselves. Preliminary positions were derived by the trail/scale method using a scale value derived from scale plates taken during the observational program. The mean error of these observations is expected to be about ±0".10. The computed positions are those supplied by the Bureau des Longitudes and are based on Sampson's theory. Both intersatellary and planet-satellite positions were used in the comparison of theory with observation. The least squares adjustment included as unknowns, corrections to the longitudes, inclinations and scale for both observation types, and an additional periodic term to account for residual phase defect for the planet-satellite coordinates. The validity of the results is discussed in terms of the unknowns introduced, the correlations between them and the reduction of the residuals. 相似文献
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C. -I. Lagerkvist M. di Martino C. Blanco M. Dahlgren A. Erikson J. F. Lahulla M. Lazzarin K. Lumme S. Pohjolainen D. Riccioli 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1995,71(3):189-194
The asteroid 153 Hilda was studied by photometric, spectroscopic and polarimetric observations during the apparition in 1992. The rotation period was determined to 5.11 hours with a lightcurve amplitude of 0.05 magnitudes. From our spectrum we find 153 Hilda to be of taxonomic type P. The polarization value of -0.23 at a phase angle of 3.2 degrees seems normal for a P-type asteroid. Long term integrations of the orbit shows that it is stable over time intervals of several million years.Partly based on observations collected at the European Southern Observatory, La Silla, Chile 相似文献
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We report observations at 0.56 and 2.2 μm of the Apollo asteroid 1976 AA made during its discovery apparition. We derive a 2.2-μm relative spectral reflectance (scaled to unity at 0.56 μm) of R(2.2 μm) = 1.5 ± 0.3. This 2.2-μm reflectance is not compatible with a carbonaceous surface composition. However, it is compatible with a wide variety of meteoritic types including ordinary chondrites, stony irons, and mesosiderites. Thus, 1976 AA may have a silicate surface similar to other Apollo-Amor objects. 相似文献
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E.K. Hege E.N. Hubbard J.D. Drummond P.A. Strittmatter S.P. Worden T. Lauer 《Icarus》1982,50(1):72-81
We report speckle interferometric observations of Pluto and its moon (1978 P1) Charon obtained on 5 June 1980 with a single 1.8-m mirror of the Multiple Mirror Telescope. Our observations yield a separation of 0″.31 (±0″.05) between Pluto and Charon at position angle 285° (±7°) for JD 2444395.75. This result and other direct observations indicate an adjustment of +4.0 hr to the orbital epoch of R. S. Harrington and J. W. Christy [Astron.J.86, 442–443 (1981)]. Our observation, which represents the first resolution of the system near minimum separation, also suggests that the inclination of the orbit to the plane of the sky should be increased by 3°; this will delay the onset of the predicted eclipsee season by one apparition to 1984 or 1985. Our data are consistent with Pluto diameter 0″.14 (±0″.02) = 3000 (±400) km and Charon diameter 0″..05 (±0″.03) = 1100 (±600) km. 相似文献
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Faith Vilas David J. Tholen Larry A. Lebofsky Humberto Campins Glenn J. Veeder Richard P. Binzel Alan T. Tokunaga 《Icarus》1985,63(2):201-205
Visual and infrared observations were made of Amor asteroid 1982 DV during its discovery apparition. Broadband visual and near-infrared photometry shows that it is an S-class asteroid. Narrowband spectrophotometry shows an absorption feature due to olivine or pyroxene or both centered at 0.93 μm. Applying a nonrotating thermal model to 10-μm photometry, the geometric albedo is calculated to be approximately 0.27. The geometric albedo for a slowly rotating, rocky surface was calculated for 1 night to be 0.15, consistent with S-class asteroid albedos. Thus, 1982 DV is either one of the most reflective S-class asteroids known, or a significant amount of bare rock is exposed on the asteroid's surface. For the nonrotating model, ellipsoidal dimensions for 1982 DV are 3.5 × 1.4 × 1.4 km. 相似文献
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Six nights of R-band CCD observations of the classical Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) 20000 Varuna (2000 WR106) were obtained at the Palomar Mountain 60- and 200-in telescopes. The observations were scheduled to take advantage of a particularly favorable apparition which allowed us to sample down to extremely small solar phase angle (α=0.036°). After rotational lightcurve subtraction, we found that the KBO exhibited a strong opposition surge of ∼0.1 mag at phase angles α<0.1°. We modeled our composite solar phase curve of Varuna using both H-G parameterization and Hapke theory and concluded that similar opposition surges may be wide spread among KBOs and that the regolith of Varuna may be significantly more porous than a typical main-belt C-type asteroid. Wide-spread opposition surges lead to higher albedos than derived assuming linear phase behavior: on the whole KBOs may be brighter than previously assumed. 相似文献
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Chandrasekhar T. Ashok N. M. Tej Anandamayee Mondal Soumen Watson P. V. 《Earth, Moon, and Planets》1998,81(2):111-121
During the recent apparition of comet Hale—Bopp (1995 O1) near infrared photometric observations were carried out in the J,
H, K filter bands and also in the 3.0—3.4 μm region at the 1.2 m telescope at Gurushikkar, India. The effective temperature
of the comet was substantially higher than the equilibrium blackbody temperature. A mean superheat value of 1.83 was derived
in the post-perihelion phase which implies that a large fraction of the grain population are made up of small and hot grains
with radii <0.5 μm. High albedo values of ∼0.4 were also derived in the scattering angle range 135° to 160° which could explain
the unusual brightness of comet Hale—Bopp.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. 相似文献
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A comparison of the ultraviolet spectrum of periodic Comet Encke (1980 XI), recorded by the IUE between 24 October and 5 November 1980 with similar spectra of short- and long-period comets shows the gaseous composition of P/Encke to be nearly identical to that of the other comets observed by the IUE. If P/Encke is indeed the remains of a once giant comet, this similarity implies a homogeneous radial structure for the cometary ice nucleus. The OH brightness distribution shows a spatial variation similar to the visible fan-shaped image of the comet, suggestive of a nonuniform distribution of volatile ices on the surface of the nucleus. The total derived water production rate appears to be a factor of 5 higher than that derived from HI Lyman-α observations made during the 1970 apparition and shows a variation with heliocentric distance (r) as r?3.3 over the range 0.81 to 1.02 AU. 相似文献