CCD photometry of comet 46P/Wirtanen

Planetary and Space Science

Volumn 45, Issue 7 SPEC. ISS., 1997, Pages 821-823

  Cartwright, I M ^a   Fitzsimmons, A ^a   Williams, I P ^b   Kemp, S N ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040102005     PISSN: 00320633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0032-0633(97)00067-6     Document Type: Article

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