I've just found this reference by Whipple:
Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 60, Dec. 1984, p. 522-531
Abstract: "An analysis of observations of comet P/Holmes 1892III's two
8-10 mag bursts indicates that these phenomena are consistent with the
grazing encounter of a small satellite with the nucleus on November
4.6, 1892, and the final encounter on January 16.3, 1893. While after
the first burst the total magnitude fell less than 2 mag from November
7 to 30, the fading was much more rapid after the second burst. It is
suggested that the grazing encounter distributed a volume of large
chunks in the neighborhood of the nucleus, maintaining activity for
weeks."
I'm surprised not to have heard this theory mentioned yet.
David
相当有趣的新理论 1福尔摩斯彗星爆发是因为它周围有类似彗星卫星的东西 似乎不太可能 |