NICER observation list: Target ID 462301
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462301
- Target Name = Comet_67P_303a
- Proposal Title = NICER DIAGNOSTICS OF THE COMET-SOLAR WIND INTERACTION WITH DEEP SPACE 1'S 19P AND ROSETTA'S 67P
- PI = DENNIS BODEWITS
- Proposal Category = SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS
- Cycle number = 4
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
We request 115 ksec of Nicer observing time to study the solar wind interaction of two comets, 19P/Borrelly and 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, whose plasma environments were studied in situ by the Deep Space 1 and Rosetta spacecraft, respectively. We will use the proposed observations to study how comets respond to time-variable solar wind conditions, to provide global context to the local measurements conducted by the spacecraft, and to investigate the source of poorly understood cometary 1-2 keV emission features.
| Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of
Modules |
Number of
Processing |
Status of
Processing |
Date of
Processing |
Public
date |
| 4623010101 |
107.750 |
26.199 |
191.106 |
15.628 |
59515.4627 |
59515.4718 |
706.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59526.7 |
59709 |
| 4623010201 |
107.748 |
26.196 |
191.108 |
15.625 |
59517.4535 |
59517.4762 |
1697.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59527.7 |
59711 |
| 4623010301 |
107.747 |
26.196 |
191.108 |
15.624 |
59519.4597 |
59519.4803 |
1445.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59533.0 |
59713 |