NICER observation list: Target ID 462326
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462326
- Target Name = Comet_67P_350b
- 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 |
| 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 |