NICER observation list: Target ID 462328

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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4623280101 135.406 27.685 198.201 39.482 59563.0735 59563.0799 280.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59572.7 59757
4623280201 135.407 27.678 198.209 39.482 59565.0653 59565.0921 1769.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59574.7 59759
4623280301 135.406 27.679 198.207 39.481 59567.0737 59567.0798 273.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59576.8 59761