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Table 4

Dust coma properties.

Date rH α Afρa Afρb Slope(-m)
(AU) (deg) (cm) (cm) (3.3  ≤  log ρ  ≤  4.5) (3.3  ≤  log ρ  ≤  4.0) (4.0  ≤  log ρ  ≤  4.5)

2004 (ESO)
May 1 2.53 22.3 1.71c, 1.31d 1.62c, 1.40d 1.47c, 0.98d
June 16 3.81 1.85 1.74c, 1.07d 1.71c, 1.22d 1.99c, 1.01d

2010 (Lulin)
January 14 1.64 35.5 868.4 782.8 2.08c; 1.02d 1.27c; 1.08d 3.38c; 0.99d
January 15 1.64 35.4 566.3 538.1 1.38c; 0.99d 1.29c; 1.05d 1.55c; 0.97d
January 16 1.64 35.4 566.2 534.8 1.34c; 0.99d 1.26c; 1.03d 1.51c; 0.95d
January 17 1.64 35.4 613.3 573.1 1.37c; 0.98d 1.34c; 1.04d 1.46c; 0.96d
January 18 1.64 35.3 608.3 570.9 1.38c; 1.04d 1.21c; 1.10d 1.63c; 0.97d
February 26 1.60 28.7 1.21c; 1.04d 1.13c; 1.13d 1.46c; 0.99d
April 7 1.66 10.3 1.13c; 1.17d 1.20c; 1.14d 1.24c; 1.22d
April 24 1.71 4.8 604.2 531.6 1.23c; 1.23d 1.27c; 1.19d 1.13c; 1.27d
May 4 1.74 8.7 569.9 532.0 1.06c; 1.19d 1.10c; 1.13d 1.01c; 1.27d
May 20 1.81 16.1 1.12c; 1.16d 1.17c; 1.09d 1.02c; 1.28d
May 31 1.86 20.1 1.09c; 1.17d 1.17c; 1.10d 1.03c; 1.30d
August 1 2.19 27.3 192.3 195.0 1.09c; 1.18d 1.23c; 1.10d 1.01c; 1.42d

Notes. Afρ values are derived for a photometric circular aperture. Errors estimated here are 5% for the Afρ and 4% in slopes, respectively.

(a)

The radius in aperture is 10 000 km;

(b)

the radius in aperture is 20 000 km;

(c)

is measured from the sunward direction;

(d)

is refers to tailward direction.

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