NICER observation list: Target ID 462329
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462329
- Target Name = Comet_19P_017
- 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 |
| 4623290101 |
13.234 |
-6.062 |
123.967 |
-68.931 |
59594.7951 |
59594.8017 |
84.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59616.7 |
59788 |
| 4623290201 |
13.233 |
-6.062 |
123.965 |
-68.931 |
59596.7927 |
59596.8044 |
393.0 |
52 |
7 |
VALIDATED |
59615.7 |
59790 |
| 4623290301 |
13.232 |
-6.062 |
123.964 |
-68.930 |
59598.7932 |
59598.8016 |
402.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59609.8 |
59792 |