Sungrazing comets observed by the Solar Maximum Mission coronagraph
Journal Article
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· Icarus (International Journal of the Solar System); (USA)
- High Altitude Observatory, Boulder, CO (USA)
The 10 sun-grazing comets (all members of the Kreutz group) detected by the white-light coronagraph of the SMM satellite during its 6-year operational lifetime are described. Numerical data are summarized in tables, and images are provided. Consideration is given to the question of detectability, apparent motions and orbits, coma brightness variations, tail behavior, and occurrence rates. The data are shown to confirm the episodic nature of sun-grazing events, as suggested by Marsden (1967). 18 refs.
- Research Organization:
- National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5666425
- Journal Information:
- Icarus (International Journal of the Solar System); (USA), Vol. 90; ISSN 0019-1035
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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