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Cometary Brightness Variations and Conditions in Interplanetary Space

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The Motion, Evolution of Orbits, and Origin of Comets

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The study of cometary brightness variations can be a good method for determining conditions in interplanetary space. In this work we compare the light curves of comets with curves showing variations in the geomagnetic field at times when the comets are near the ecliptic plane. We have used photometric observations made of 29 comets between 1881 and 1937. It is shown that an increase in the brightness of a comet is associated with an increase in the geomagnetic activity index and consequently with the influence of the solar corpuscular streams and solar wind.

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  1. Department of Astronomy, Kiev University, Kiev, U.S.S.R.

    D. A. Andrienko, A. A. Demenko, I. M. Demenko & I. D. Zosimovich

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  1. Institute for Theoretical Astronomy, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.

    G. A. Chebotarev  & E. I. Kazimirchak-Polonskaya  & 

  2. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Mass., USA

    B. G. Marsden

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Andrienko, D.A., Demenko, A.A., Demenko, I.M., Zosimovich, I.D. (1972). Cometary Brightness Variations and Conditions in Interplanetary Space. In: Chebotarev, G.A., Kazimirchak-Polonskaya, E.I., Marsden, B.G. (eds) The Motion, Evolution of Orbits, and Origin of Comets. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2873-8_3

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