NICER observation list: Target ID 462327

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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4623270101 135.403 27.678 198.208 39.478 59563.0121 59563.0203 413.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59572.6 59757
4623270201 135.399 27.674 198.211 39.474 59565.0004 59565.0275 2214.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59574.6 59759
4623270301 135.399 27.681 198.203 39.475 59567.0123 59567.0188 278.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59576.8 59761