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The gas production rate of periodic comet d'ArrestComet P/d'Arrest is a potential target for a rendezvous mission to a short period comet. Its light curve is rather peculiar, the comet being active only after perihelion passage. One apparition out of two is easy to observe from the ground. The 1995 apparition of the comet will offer a unique opportunity to characterize the outgassing properties of its nucleus.
Document ID
19930009966
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Festou, Michel C. (Observatoire de Midi-Pyresnees Toulouse, France)
Feldman, Paul D. (Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD., United States)
Ahearn, Michael F. (Maryland Univ. College Park., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 1991
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
93N19155
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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