Comet Machholz (C/2004 Q2): morphological structures in the inner coma and rotation parameters

Federico Manzini, Raoul Behrend, Lorenzo Comolli +6

Extensive observations of comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) were carried out between August 2004 and May 2005. The images obtained were used to investigate the comet's inner coma features…