NICER observation list: Target ID 462324
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462324
- Target Name = Comet_67P_325
- 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 |
| 4623240101 |
126.261 |
26.857 |
196.563 |
31.422 |
59537.4095 |
59537.4258 |
1308.0 |
52 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59548.0 |
59731 |
| 4623240201 |
126.261 |
26.858 |
196.561 |
31.424 |
59539.4100 |
59539.4405 |
2235.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59549.9 |
59733 |
| 4623240301 |
126.261 |
26.858 |
196.561 |
31.424 |
59541.4123 |
59541.4306 |
1462.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59551.9 |
59735 |