NICER observation list: Target ID 462332
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462332
- Target Name = Comet_19P_020
- 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 |
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 |