NICER observation list: Target ID 462314

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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4623140101 119.299 26.707 194.551 25.463 59527.8525 59527.8655 966.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59544.8 59721
4623140201 119.299 26.708 194.550 25.464 59529.9183 59529.9324 1053.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59542.9 59723
4623140301 119.298 26.707 194.551 25.462 59531.9211 59531.9338 1010.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59543.1 59725