NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NICER_(Neutron_star_Interior_Composition_Explorer)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	astronomer X-ray observatory
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:Neutron_star_Interior_Composition_Explorer
gptkbp:collaboratesWith	gptkb:Universities_Space_Research_Association gptkb:Naval_Research_Laboratory gptkb:Canadian_Space_Agency gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center gptkb:National_Space_Organization_(Taiwan) gptkb:MIT_Kavli_Institute
gptkbp:fieldOfView	30 arcmin
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:NASA_Astrophysics_Explorers_Program
gptkbp:hasComponent	gptkb:Station_Explorer_for_X-ray_Timing_and_Navigation_Technology_(SEXTANT) gptkb:X-ray_Timing_Instrument_(XTI)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer)
gptkbp:inclination	51.6 degrees
gptkbp:instrument	X-ray timing instrument
gptkbp:launchDate	2017-06-03
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Falcon_9
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:International_Space_Station
gptkbp:mass	372 kg
gptkbp:missionType	astrophysics
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType	gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit 92 minutes
gptkbp:powers	400 W
gptkbp:primaryMission	study neutron stars
gptkbp:principalInvestigator	gptkb:Keith_Gendreau
gptkbp:resolution	100 nanoseconds timing 85 eV at 1 keV energy
gptkbp:status	operational
gptkbp:studies	gptkb:X-ray_binaries black holes gravitational waves accreting neutron stars pulsars X-ray bursts millisecond pulsars magnetars stellar remnants X-ray timing dense matter equation of state neutron star interiors rotation-powered pulsars thermonuclear bursts
gptkbp:wavelengthRange	0.2–12 keV
gptkbp:website	https://www.nasa.gov/nicer
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:MIT_Kavli_Institute_for_Astrophysics_and_Space_Research
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7