NICER observation list: Target ID 462325

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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4623250101 135.392 27.672 198.213 39.467 59562.8824 59562.8889 272.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59572.6 59756
4623250201 135.387 27.668 198.217 39.462 59564.8715 59564.8984 2154.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59574.6 59758
4623250301 135.388 27.672 198.212 39.464 59566.8825 59566.8890 289.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59576.8 59760