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English: Comet IRAS-Araki-Alcock was the 7th comet discovered in 1983. This figure includes a Fine Error Sensor (FES) image of the comet showing its diffuse tail and the long-wavelength redundant (LWR) spectrum depicting the molecular emission lines of sulfur (S2) and hydroxyl (OH).
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29 August 1983