Long- and short-term photometric behavior of Comet Hyakutake (1996 B2)

Icarus

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 210-233

  Schleicher, David G ^a   Osip, David J ^b  

^a LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comets; Composition; Hyakutake; Photometry; Rotation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036752510     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2002.6875     Document Type: Article

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