NICER observation list: Target ID 462309
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462309
- Target Name = Comet_67P_310
- 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 |
| 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 |