ToO Information

Request ID: 42807
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: WITHIN A WEEK
Proposal ID:

Target Info

Target Name: CYGNUS X-2
Target No.: 2755
Category: X-RAY BINARIES
Coordinates[J2000]: (326.17148, 38.32141)
Exp (ks): 20
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:

Constraint Details

Monitor: N
Criteria:
Phase Dependent: N
Epoch:
Period:
Min:
Max:
Remarks:
Specific Time: Y
Start: 2022-04-30 00:00 UTC
End: 2022-05-02 00:00 UTC
Remarks: We ask for a coordinated observation with IXPE, that is currently scheduled between april 30 and may 2 (100 ks exposure).
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y
Observatory: IXPE
Description: Cyg X-2 is a known variable Z source. A joint observation with the 100-ks IXPE exposure would ensure that the source is seen in the same spectral and flux state by the two instruments, maximizing the scientific output.
Uninterrupted: N
Justification:
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 1600.000

Requester Information

Name: DR. FRANCESCO URSINI

Status

Request Date (UTC): 2022-04-26 20:18:41
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2022-05-03 20:24:41.543662
Reason:
Person:
Status: Complete
Date: 2022-05-03 20:24:41.543662
Person:

Misc

Note:

Target Details

Nearest Target No: 6642
Nearest Taget Name: Cyg_X-2
Separation (arcmin): 0.0086
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 2755[Cyg_X-2],6642[Cyg_X-2],6845[Cyg_X-2]
Referenced Target Catalogue: NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V31s.csv
Sun Angle: 68.2 deg at 2022:123:18:58:49 (UTC), 76.7 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