NICER observation list: Target ID 462319

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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4623190101 122.963 26.793 195.620 28.594 59532.5671 59532.5817 1169.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59544.9 59726
4623190201 122.963 26.793 195.620 28.595 59534.5676 59534.6000 2625.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59545.1 59728
4623190301 122.963 26.793 195.620 28.594 59536.5698 59536.5843 1144.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59547.9 59730