ToO Information
Request ID: 43167
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: NEXT DAY
Proposal ID:
Target Info
Target Name: MAXI J1957+032
Target No.: 5281
Category: X-RAY BINARIES
Coordinates[J2000]: (299.16267, 3.44519)
Exp (ks): 5
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:
Constraint Details
Monitor: Y
Criteria: We request 3 observations of the source, each 1.5 ks long and separated by an interval of 12 hours. Such a cadence is needed as these outbursts decay quite rapidly (less than 2 days).
Phase Dependent: N
Epoch:
Period:
Min:
Max:
Remarks:
Specific Time: N
Start:
End:
Remarks:
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y
Observatory: SWIFT
Description: Our ToO request to observe MAXI J1957+032 for three 1.5 ks observations every 12 hours is approved and observations will be scheduled between June 19th, 2022 and June 20th, 2022. With the requested NICER observations, we will be able to perform fast timing study. Thus, these observations are quite useful to probe into the nature of the accretor.
Uninterrupted: N
Justification:
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 900.000
Requester Information
Name: DR. ARU BERI
Status
Request Date (UTC): 2022-06-19 20:16:41
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2022-06-23 21:10:48.412845
Reason:
Person:
Status: Complete
Date: 2022-06-23 21:10:48.412845
Person:
Misc
Note:
Target Details
Nearest Target No: 5281
Nearest Taget Name: MAXI_J1957+032
Separation (arcmin): 0.0271
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 5281[MAXI_J1957+032]
Referenced Target Catalogue: NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V32k.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 142.4 deg at 2022:174:17:57:13 (UTC), 151.2 deg after 2 weeks
Planned Observations
AGS6 Reference:
Planned Snapshots:
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Visibility
AGS3 Reference:
Visibility Report:
| Target Name |
Target ID |
Visibility Start |
Visibility End |
Span |
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Final |
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Interference |
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