NICER observation list: Target ID 462306

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
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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