NICER observation list: Target ID 462311

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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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