NICER observation list: Target ID 462309

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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4623090101 114.446 26.550 193.110 21.329 59522.3025 59522.3123 425.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59532.1 59716
4623090201 114.445 26.549 193.110 21.328 59524.3014 59524.3132 837.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59534.2 59718
4623090301 114.445 26.548 193.111 21.327 59526.3023 59526.3148 539.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59537.0 59720