NICER observation list: Target ID 462314
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462314
- Target Name = Comet_67P_315
- 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 |
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 |