ToO Information

Request ID: 35500
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): 20
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:

Constraint Details

Monitor: Y
Criteria: We ask for NICER observations during each of two SRT 10-ksec observing windows, with as much simultaneous time as possible.
Phase Dependent: N
Epoch:
Period:
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Max:
Remarks:
Specific Time: N
Start:
End:
Remarks:
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y
Observatory: SARDINIA RADIO TELESCOPE
Description: NICER observations should take place during the SRT observations of Cyg X-3. Cyg X-3 is visible to SRT from 05:00-10:00 UT and 11:30-17:00 UT each day.
Uninterrupted: N
Justification:
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 500.000

Requester Information

Name: DR. MICHAEL FRANCIS CORCORAN

Status

Request Date (UTC): 2020-02-05 21:38:08
Disposition: Accepted
Date:
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Person:
Status: Complete
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Misc

Note: Max simultaneous during 05:00-10:00 UT and 11:30-17:00 UT SRT observing windows

Target Details

Nearest Target No:
Nearest Taget Name:
Separation (arcmin):
Nearby Target (<3.0'):
Referenced Target Catalogue:
Sun Angle: No Data

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