Nature 248, 737 - 740 (26 April 1974); doi:10.1038/248737a0

Photometry of Comet Kohoutek (1973f)

G. H. Rieke & T. A. Lee

Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721.

Extensive photoelectric and infrared photometry of Comet Kohoutek (1973f) shows that its nucleus is 10 to 15 km in diameter and that the comet contains relatively little dust, and provides new information about the nature of cometary dust grains.

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