NICER observation list: Target ID 462311
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462311
- Target Name = Comet_67P_312
- 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 |
4623110101 |
116.430 |
26.623 |
193.700 |
23.018 |
59524.4972 |
59524.5065 |
580.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59534.2 |
59718 |
4623110201 |
116.430 |
26.621 |
193.702 |
23.017 |
59526.4963 |
59526.5081 |
871.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59537.0 |
59720 |
4623110301 |
116.429 |
26.621 |
193.701 |
23.017 |
59528.4986 |
59528.5120 |
1090.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59538.8 |
59722 |