NICER observation list: Target ID 462333
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462333
- Target Name = Comet_19P_021
- 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 |
| 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 |