NICER observation list: Target ID 462308
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462308
- Target Name = Comet_67P_309
- 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 |
| 4623080101 |
114.086 |
26.535 |
193.003 |
21.022 |
59521.9114 |
59521.9250 |
1010.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59532.0 |
59715 |
| 4623080201 |
114.087 |
26.534 |
193.003 |
21.022 |
59523.9132 |
59523.9259 |
934.0 |
52 |
7 |
VALIDATED |
59534.2 |
59717 |
| 4623080301 |
114.087 |
26.534 |
193.004 |
21.022 |
59525.9148 |
59525.9271 |
883.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59536.9 |
59719 |