NICER observation list: Target ID 462333

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.
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4623330101 15.471 -3.135 129.324 -65.877 59598.8016 59598.8072 57.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59609.8 59792
4623330201 15.471 -3.135 129.324 -65.877 59600.7949 59600.8118 880.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59612.8 59794
4623330301 15.471 -3.135 129.324 -65.877 59602.7956 59602.8123 465.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59612.9 59796