NICER observation list: Target ID 462306
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462306
- Target Name = Comet_67P_307
- 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 |
4623060101 |
112.128 |
26.446 |
192.420 |
19.355 |
59519.8475 |
59519.8662 |
1369.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59533.1 |
59713 |
4623060201 |
112.130 |
26.448 |
192.418 |
19.357 |
59521.8465 |
59521.8609 |
1076.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59532.0 |
59715 |
4623060301 |
112.129 |
26.447 |
192.420 |
19.356 |
59523.8486 |
59523.8618 |
997.0 |
52 |
7 |
VALIDATED |
59534.2 |
59717 |