NICER observation list: Target ID 462330

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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4623300101 13.805 -5.307 125.463 -68.160 59595.8315 59595.8363 0.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59606.8 59789
4623300201 13.804 -5.306 125.461 -68.159 59597.8254 59597.8377 566.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59609.7 59791
4623300301 13.805 -5.306 125.463 -68.160 59599.8262 59599.8449 979.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59609.9 59793