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In the wavelength range 350 to 650 nm, the flux distribution of comet West (1975n) is presented for various dates following perihelion passage. The variations with heliocentric distance, in the flux of the emission features of the CN band at 388 nm, the C2 bands at 474 nm, 516 nm and 563 nm and Na at 589 nm, have been discussed. It is concluded that the comet was dust rich.
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Chaubey, U.S. Spectrophotometry of comet West (1975n) after the perihelion passage. Astrophys Space Sci 54, 233–237 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00637910
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00637910