NICER observation list: Target ID 462342
- Proposal Number = 4623
- Target ID = 462342
- Target Name = Comet_19P_078
- 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 |
| 4623420101 |
54.878 |
31.984 |
159.738 |
-18.620 |
59655.4931 |
59655.4993 |
259.0 |
49 |
3 |
VALIDATED |
59666.2 |
59849 |
| 4623420201 |
54.872 |
31.979 |
159.738 |
-18.627 |
59657.4785 |
59657.5090 |
2393.0 |
49 |
4 |
VALIDATED |
59668.8 |
59851 |
| 4623420301 |
54.872 |
31.979 |
159.738 |
-18.628 |
59659.4782 |
59659.4958 |
1107.0 |
49 |
5 |
VALIDATED |
59670.9 |
59853 |