NICER observation list: Target ID 462310

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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4623100101 115.390 26.586 193.391 22.132 59523.3324 59523.3414 549.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59533.1 59717
4623100201 115.390 26.585 193.392 22.132 59525.3332 59525.3463 453.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59535.1 59719
4623100301 115.389 26.585 193.391 22.132 59527.3361 59527.3431 489.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59537.0 59721