The nucleus of Comet 10p/Tempel 2 in 2013 and consequences regarding its rotational state: early science from the Discovery Channel Telescope

We present new lightcurve measurements of Comet 10P/Tempel 2 carried out with Lowell Observatory's Discovery Channel Telescope in early 2013 when the comet was at aphelion. These data represent some of the first science obtained with this new 4.3 m facility. With Tempel 2 having been observed t...

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Main Authors: Schleicher, David G., Knight, Matthew M., Levine, Stephen E.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: IOP Publishing 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92738
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1327-1398