XTETARGET: XTE Target Information


Overview

The XTETARGET table was created for the purpose of providing a complete, accurate, and easily accessible tracking of XTE proposal target information.


Parameters

alternate
  Alternate flag. If set, then this target was designated as an alternate
  target by the proposer. If the primary target cannot be observed, then the
  XTE scheduling team will observe this alternate target instead.
cycle
  The AO phase (cycle) number.
ra
  Right ascension in equinox 2000 decimal degrees.
dec
  Declination in equinox 2000 decimal degrees.
nat_prior
  The priority set for the target by the national peer review.
  (For XTE, this value is always 1.)
num_constr
  The number of observational constraints the target has.
num_obs
  The number of observations awarded.
primary
  Primary flag. If set, then the target is a primary target.
prnb
  The proposal number.
remarks
  Any special remarks made by the proposer regarding this target.
tar_name
  The name of the target of the observation.
target_no
  The number of the target in the proposal.
scan
  Scan flag. If set, then the target is to be scanned.
spec_req
  Spectrum Requested flag.
time_request
  The total observation time requested by the proposer.
tot_obs_time
  The total observation time.
tot_telem
  The total telemetry.
sdg
  Declination degrees (sexagesimal format).
sdm
  Declination minutes (sexagesimal format).
sds
  Declination seconds (sexagesimal format).
srh
  Right ascension hours (sexagesimal format).
srm
  Right ascension minutes (sexagesimal format).
srs
  Right ascension seconds (sexagesimal format).

Contact Person

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Page Author: Browse Software Development Team
Last Modified: Thursday, 18-Jul-2002 13:19:18 EDT