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Q(NiI)/Q(FeI) as a function of the heliocentric distance, rh, for interstellar and Solar System comets. The measurements obtained at different heliocentric distances are not averaged and shown individually for comets 3I (9 values, pre-perihelion), 2I (2 values, post-perihelion), C/2001 P1 (4 values, pre-perihelion), and C/2017 K2 (2 values, preperihelion). The comet with the smallest Q(NiI)/Q(FeI) ratio is C/1965 S1(Ikeya-Seki) observed at 0.14 au from the Sun. The solar Ni/Fe abundance ratio is equal, in logarithm, to −1.25 ± 0.04 (Asplund et al. 2009).
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