Detection of a satellite orbiting the nucleus of comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 01)

Earth, Moon and Planets

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 155-163

  Sekanina, Z ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comet Hale Bopp; Nuclear size; Orbiting satellite; Sphere of action

Indexed keywords

COMET;

EID: 0031291448     PISSN: 01679295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006230712665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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