NICER observation list: Target ID 462317

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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4623170101 121.706 26.764 195.257 27.518 59530.8880 59530.9021 1112.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59543.0 59724
4623170201 121.706 26.764 195.257 27.518 59532.8891 59532.9046 1187.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59544.9 59726
4623170301 121.705 26.764 195.257 27.518 59534.8902 59534.9056 1152.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59545.1 59728