NICER observation list: Target ID 462315
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462315
- Target Name = Comet_67P_316
- 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 |
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 |