NICER observation list: Target ID 354346
- Proposal Number = 3543
- Target ID = 354346
- Target Name = Comet_88P-DOY262
- Proposal Title = COMET DIAGNOSTICS OF THE SOLAR WIND
- PI = DENNIS BODEWITS
- Proposal Category = OTHER
- Cycle number = 3
- Observation Type = NOR
Abstract
We will use NICER observations of two comets to characterize the composition of the solar wind during solar minimum and to use the comet as a natural laboratory to study CX emission. First, we will use two different comets as natural space probes to measure the velocity, composition, and freeze-in temperature of the solar wind (cf. Bodewits et al. 2004; 2007). Second, NICER s sensitivity allows us to investigate the emission features between 1 - 2 keV previously seen in comets.
| Obsid |
RA |
DEC |
l |
b |
Start |
End |
Exposure |
Number of modules |
Status of Processing |
Date of Processing |
Public date |
| 3543460101 |
239.828 |
-23.880 |
348.96054 |
21.76150 |
59108.0133 |
59108.0264 |
648.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59112.6 |
59122 |
| 3543460201 |
239.827 |
-23.880 |
348.96046 |
21.76169 |
59110.0148 |
59110.0273 |
478.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59114.6 |
59124 |
| 3543460301 |
239.826 |
-23.879 |
348.96083 |
21.76347 |
59112.1445 |
59112.1581 |
0.00000 |
51 |
VALIDATED |
59116.7 |
59126 |