NICER observation list: Target ID 462334
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462334
- Target Name = Comet_19P_022
- 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 |
| 4623340101 |
16.021 |
-2.428 |
130.456 |
-65.115 |
59599.7623 |
59599.7789 |
561.0 |
52 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59609.9 |
59793 |
| 4623340201 |
16.021 |
-2.429 |
130.457 |
-65.116 |
59601.7632 |
59601.7792 |
634.0 |
52 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59611.8 |
59795 |
| 4623340301 |
16.021 |
-2.429 |
130.457 |
-65.115 |
59603.7641 |
59603.7792 |
344.0 |
52 |
6 |
VALIDATED |
59613.8 |
59797 |