Absolute spectrophotometry of Comet kohoutek 1973f during post-perihelion passage

Abstract

Absolute spectrophotometry of the coma of Comet Kohoutek 1973f during post-perihelion period has been presented for seven nights in January 1984. Moderately wide range of heliocentric distance (0.436-0.799 AU) covered during observations allowed us to study the flux variation of emission bands with heliocentric distance. The emission features of CN, CH, C,, C,, and NaI have been identified in this comet. The abundances of CN and C, have been estimated and the production rates of CN, C, and C, have been derived. Production rates of CN and C, seem to vary as rmo.33 and r-3.5o respectively. The continuum of the comet became more and more redder as the heliocentric distance of the comet increased and phase angle decreased.