ASTROEAO - Astro-E Accepted Targets

Overview

The ASTROEAO database table contains the official observing program for the ASTRO-E mission. ASTRO-E is a joint Japan-US project, with the launch scheduled for late January or February, 2000. Currently, only targets approved by the Science Working Group (hardware and software teams, and a few additional science advisers) are known. For more details of the mission, please see the web pages of the ASTRO-E Guest Observer Facility (https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/astroe/).

Provenance

This database table was ingested by the HEASARC in August 1999 based on data provided by the Astro-E Project.

class

The Browse classification for the target: this has not been populated for this database.

Parameters

Sequence_Number
Unique number assigned each observation.

Name
Source designation.

RA
The right ascension of the source in the specified equinox.

Dec
The declination of the source in the specified equinox.

Cycle
The Proposal cycle or AO in which the observation was approved. Notice that all Science Working Group targets have been assigned to 'Cycle 0'.

Priority
The priority of the observation where 1 = highest priority, and 3 = lowest priority; notice that priority 3 targets are not guaranteed to be observed.

PI
The Principal Investigator's last name, or "SWG" for observations that belong collectively to the Science Working Group.

PI_FName
The Principal Investigator's first name.

Exposure
The accepted exposure time in ksec.

PNo
Proposal Number with which the source is associated; this is left blank for SWG targets.

Country
The country of the Principal Investigator's institution.

Constraint_Flag
A flag, if available, which indicates whether (Y) or not (N) there is a time-critical nature to the observation.

Too_Flags
A flag, if available, which indicates whether (Y) or not (N) this is a target of opportunity.

XRS_Filter
The XRS science filter to be used in the observation (open, ND05, ND10, ND25, BE100, or BE300).

Remarks
Remarks about the observation in human-readable form, such as constraints, TOO trigger, and use of filter.

Abstracts

Contact Person

Questions regarding the ASTROEAO database table can be addressed to the HEASARC Help Desk.

Page Author: Browse Software Development Team
Last Modified: Wednesday, 09-Feb-2022 20:08:06 EST