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Spectrophotometric observations of head of comet Bradfield (1987s) during three nights in 1987 are presented. An estimate of the CN, C 2, and C 3 column densities and production rates have been made.
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Rautela, B.S., Sanwal, B.B. Spectrophotometric study of comet Bradfield (1987s). Earth Moon Planet 43, 221–225 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117094
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