NICER observation list: Target ID 462310
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462310
- Target Name = Comet_67P_311
- 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 |
| 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 |