CCD surface photometry of an outburst of P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1 comet
โ Scribed by Tsuko Nakamura; Jun-Ichi Watanabe; Hajime Kawakami
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 704 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-0794
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