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Temporal deconvolution of the hydrogen coma. II. Pre- and post-perihelion activity of Comet Hyakutake (1996 B2)

Bertaux, J. -L.; Combi, M. R.; Mäkinen, J. T. T. +1 more

Comet 1996 B2 (Hyakutake) displayed strong evidence for break-up, with a prominent antisunward dust spike and fragments traveling antisunward for many days after an eruptive event in late March 1996. Because of its high orbital inclination and rapid southward motion after perihelion, its post-perihelion activity was not well monitored from the gro…