NICER observation list: Target ID 462318
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462318
- Target Name = Comet_67P_319
- 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 |
| 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 |