ToO Information

Request ID: 31752
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: ONE MONTH OR LONGER
Proposal ID:

Target Info

Target Name: NGC 5408 X-1
Target No.: 1830
Category: BLACK HOLES
Coordinates[J2000]: (210.83179, -41.38297)
Exp (ks): 32
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:

Constraint Details

Monitor: Y
Criteria: We are requesting a series of 8 observations to coincide with the proposed 8 observations taken by MeerKAT. The requested cadence is once per week.
Phase Dependent: N
Epoch:
Period:
Min:
Max:
Remarks:
Specific Time: N
Start:
End:
Remarks:
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y
Observatory: MEERKAT
Description: We would appreciate help coordinating with MeerKAT to better align the radio and X-ray observations.
Uninterrupted: N
Justification:
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 2.000

Requester Information

Name: DR. MATTHEW MIDDLETON

Status

Request Date (UTC): 2019-01-28 19:36:20
Disposition: Rejected
Date: 2021-07-13 18:38:10.146875
Reason: Bad visibility
Person:
Status: Unable to Execute
Date: 2021-07-13 18:38:10.146875
Person:

Misc

Note: Not in any planning product that I could find.

Target Details

Nearest Target No:
Nearest Taget Name:
Separation (arcmin):
Nearby Target (<3.0'):
Referenced Target Catalogue:
Sun Angle: 110.1 deg at 2021:194:12:20:21 (UTC), 98.3 deg after 2 weeks

Planned Observations

AGS6 Reference:
Planned Snapshots:

Observation Start Observation End Span Mode Observation ID
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) (YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) (seconds) Man/Opt

Visibility

AGS3 Reference:
Visibility Report:

Target Name Target ID Visibility Start Visibility End Span Initial Final Relative
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) (YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) (seconds) Interference Interference Orbits