NICER observation list: Target ID 462318

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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4623180101 122.391 26.782 195.454 28.105 59531.7921 59531.8065 1151.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59543.1 59725
4623180201 122.391 26.782 195.454 28.105 59533.7927 59533.8252 2628.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59545.0 59727
4623180301 122.391 26.781 195.454 28.105 59535.7972 59535.8144 1308.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59549.8 59729