NICER observation list: Target ID 462321
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462321
- Target Name = Comet_67P_322
- 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 |
| 4623210101 |
124.474 |
26.823 |
196.055 |
29.889 |
59534.7153 |
59534.7292 |
1127.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59545.1 |
59728 |
| 4623210201 |
124.474 |
26.823 |
196.055 |
29.888 |
59536.6984 |
59536.7308 |
2625.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59547.9 |
59730 |
| 4623210301 |
124.474 |
26.823 |
196.056 |
29.889 |
59538.6997 |
59538.7195 |
1544.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59549.8 |
59732 |