NICER observation list: Target ID 462307

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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4623070101 113.117 26.493 192.714 20.197 59520.8780 59520.8951 1313.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59531.0 59714
4623070201 113.117 26.492 192.715 20.197 59522.8792 59522.8933 998.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59533.1 59716
4623070301 113.117 26.493 192.714 20.197 59524.8810 59524.8947 960.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59535.1 59718