New spin period determination for comet 6P/d'Arrest

Bibcode
2003A&A...407L..37G
DOI
10.1051/0004-6361:20031066
Gutiérrez, P. J.; de León, J.; Jorda, L.; Licandro, J.; Lara, L. M.; Lamy, P.
Bibliographical reference

Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.407, p.L37-L40 (2003)

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2003
Journal
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Number of authors
6
IAC number of authors
2
Citations
12
Refereed citations
11
Description
A lightcurve of comet 6P/d'Arrest from R-band CCD images taken at La Palma 2.52 m NOT telescope is presented. The lightcurve shows noticeable periodic changes in brightness produced by rotational modulation. The periodogram analysis of the lightcurve shows a peak with a confidence level exceeding 99.9% at 3.336 h. Assuming an elongated nucleus, the most likely spin period is therefore 6.67 +/- 0.03 h, but other periodicities are also possible. The peak to peak amplitude is 0.082 +/- 0.016 mag. This period, and the other peaks detected in the periodogram, are not commensurable with previous estimates of the spin period of comet 6P/d'Arrest. If all the measurements are correct, the differences between this estimate and the previous ones could be due to a possible change in the spin period of comet 6P/d'Arrest or to this comet being rotating in a complex mode.
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Refereed
Comets

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