ToO Information

Request ID: 32728
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: NEXT DAY
Proposal ID:

Target Info

Target Name: CYG X-3
Target No.: 2710
Category: BLACK HOLES
Coordinates[J2000]: (308.10742, 40.95775)
Exp (ks): 30
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:

Constraint Details

Monitor: Y
Criteria: we ask observations of 2-ksec per day with NICER for 15 days.
Phase Dependent: N
Epoch:
Period:
Min:
Max:
Remarks:
Specific Time: N
Start:
End:
Remarks:
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: N
Observatory:
Description:
Uninterrupted: N
Justification:
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 500.000

Requester Information

Name: DR. MICHAEL FRANCIS CORCORAN

Status

Request Date (UTC): 2019-04-18 11:15:20
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2021-07-13 18:39:00.908724
Reason:
Person:
Status: Complete
Date: 2021-07-13 18:39:00.908724
Person:

Misc

Note:

Target Details

Nearest Target No: 2710
Nearest Taget Name: Cyg_X-3
Separation (arcmin): 0.0000
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 2710[Cyg_X-3]
Referenced Target Catalogue: NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V27h.csv
Sun Angle: 115.6 deg at 2021:194:12:20:23 (UTC), 119.9 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