NICER observation list: Target ID 462315

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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4623150101 120.032 26.725 194.767 26.089 59528.7587 59528.7706 927.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59538.8 59722
4623150201 120.032 26.725 194.767 26.088 59530.7560 59530.7718 759.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59543.0 59724
4623150301 120.032 26.725 194.767 26.089 59532.7594 59532.7734 1034.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59544.9 59726