NICER observation list: Target ID 462341
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462341
- Target Name = Comet_19P_077
- 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 |
| 4623410101 |
53.843 |
31.440 |
159.370 |
-19.595 |
59654.2537 |
59654.2683 |
1034.0 |
49 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59666.1 |
59848 |
| 4623410201 |
53.841 |
31.439 |
159.370 |
-19.597 |
59656.2711 |
59656.2859 |
144.0 |
49 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59672.8 |
59850 |
| 4623410301 |
53.841 |
31.439 |
159.369 |
-19.596 |
59658.2738 |
59658.2833 |
384.0 |
49 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59668.8 |
59852 |