Spatially resolved spectrophotometry of comet P/Stephan-Oterma |
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| Authors: | Anita L Cochran Edwin S Barker |
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| Institution: | McDonald Observatory and Astronomy Department, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA |
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| Abstract: | Observations of Comet P/Stephan-Oterma were made with an Intensified Dissector Scanner spectrograph on the McDonald Observatory 2.7-m telescope during the period from July 1980 to February 1981. These spectra cover a range of heliocentric distances from 2.3 AU preperihelion to 1.8 AU postperihelion. A small aperture was used to map the spatial distributions of the gases in the coma. Column densities of the observed cometary emissions (CN, C3, CH, and C2) were calculated and it is shown that Stephan-Oterma appeared nearly spherically symmetric. These date are used by Cochran (1985, Icarus62, 82–92) to constrain chemical models of Stephan-Oterma. |
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