NICER observation list: Target ID 354359
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354359
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY305
- Proposal Title = COMET DIAGNOSTICS OF THE SOLAR WIND
- PI = DENNIS BODEWITS
- Proposal Category = OTHER
- Cycle number = 3
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
We will use NICER observations of two comets to characterize the composition of the solar wind during solar minimum and to use the comet as a natural laboratory to study CX emission. First, we will use two different comets as natural space probes to measure the velocity, composition, and freeze-in temperature of the solar wind (cf. Bodewits et al. 2004; 2007). Second, NICER s sensitivity allows us to investigate the emission features between 1 - 2 keV previously seen in comets.
| Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of
Modules |
Number of
Processing |
Status of
Processing |
Date of
Processing |
Public
date |
| 3543590101 |
281.570 |
-26.942 |
8.101 |
-10.879 |
59151.3623 |
59151.3801 |
540.9 |
48 |
2 |
VALIDATED |
59156.1 |
59165 |
| 3543590201 |
281.570 |
-26.942 |
8.101 |
-10.879 |
59153.3500 |
59153.3810 |
478.0 |
48 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59157.7 |
59167 |
| 3543590301 |
281.570 |
-26.942 |
8.101 |
-10.880 |
59155.3515 |
59155.3735 |
0.0 |
48 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59159.8 |
59169 |