NICER observation list: Target ID 462332

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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4623320101 14.779 -4.031 127.805 -66.830 59597.5676 59597.5796 277.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59613.7 59791
4623320201 14.779 -4.031 127.804 -66.830 59599.5682 59599.5859 650.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59609.8 59793
4623320301 14.779 -4.031 127.804 -66.830 59601.5695 59601.5784 159.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59611.8 59795