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High quality CCD images obtained at two different observatories in North Italy allowed the identification of four morphological structures near the nuclear region of the comet Ikeya-Zhang (I-Z): haloes, jets, shells and spirals. The interpretation of the nature of these structures has been attempted by means of a comparison of different up-to-date image processing techniques, which led to a single common estimate of the rotation period (p=1.48±0.20 days).
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Manzini, F., Schwarz, G., Cosmovici, C.B. et al. Comet Ikeya-Zhang (C/2002 C1): Determination of the Rotation Period From Observations of Morphological Structures. Earth Moon Planet 100, 1–16 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11038-005-9062-6
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