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Table 1

Observational circumstances and system parameters of the Arecibo radar observations of comet 67P/C-G.

Date UT r h Δ α ξ DB RTT G T t
1982 hr min AU AU deg deg Hz s dB K s

November 8 07 30 1.307 0.412 33.7 124.0 60,960 71.1 411.49 55 939
November 9 07 28 1.307 0.410 33.5 124.2 57,807 71.3 409.34 47 3130
November 10 07 27 1.306 0.408 33.2 124.5 54,628 71.3 407.30 50 3130
November 11 07 25 1.306 0.406 32.9 124.7 51,480 71.4 405.38 43 1305
November 12 07 24 1.306 0.404 32.6 125.0 48,303 71.1 403.58 51 2738
November 13 07 22 1.306 0.403 32.3 125.2 45,155 71.3 401.89 46 2809
November 14 07 21 1.306 0.401 32.0 125.5 41,978 71.2 400.31 51 3050
November 15 07 19 1.307 0.400 31.7 125.7 38,830 71.0 398.85 55 3314

Notes. rh, Δ: heliocentric and geocentric distances. α, ξ: solar phase angle and aspect angle. DB: Doppler broadening of the echo. RTT: the round-trip time. G, T: effective antenna gain and system temperature. t: integration time.

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