NICER observation list: Target ID 462320
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462320
- Target Name = Comet_67P_321
- 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 |
| 4623200101 |
123.936 |
26.812 |
195.901 |
29.427 |
59533.8573 |
59533.8731 |
1192.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59545.0 |
59727 |
| 4623200201 |
123.935 |
26.812 |
195.901 |
29.427 |
59535.9233 |
59535.9560 |
2650.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59549.8 |
59729 |
| 4623200301 |
123.935 |
26.812 |
195.901 |
29.427 |
59537.9250 |
59537.9422 |
1333.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59548.0 |
59731 |