NICER observation list: Target ID 462338

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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4623380101 31.246 14.761 148.234 -44.468 59624.3082 59624.3125 163.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59634.8 59818
4623380201 31.246 14.761 148.234 -44.468 59626.3049 59626.3215 654.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59636.9 59820
4623380301 31.246 14.761 148.235 -44.468 59628.2958 59628.3218 2071.0 49 4 VALIDATED 59640.2 59822