NICER observation list: Target ID 462326

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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4623260101 135.397 27.675 198.210 39.472 59562.9479 59562.9549 306.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59572.6 59756
4623260201 135.393 27.671 198.214 39.468 59564.9358 59564.9630 2147.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59574.6 59758
4623260301 135.394 27.675 198.209 39.469 59566.9484 59566.9548 270.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59576.8 59760