ToO Information

Request ID: 47586
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: NEXT DAY
Proposal ID:

Target Info

Target Name: M 82
Target No.: 7127
Category: MAGNETARS AND ROTATION-POWERED PULSARS
Coordinates[J2000]: (149.00090, 69.68013)
Exp (ks): 50
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:

Constraint Details

Monitor: Y
Criteria: As many snapshot as possible in the next few days. Magnetars tend to be active for several days following a giant flare.
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): 7.000

Requester Information

Name: DR. GEORGE ASSAF YOUNES

Status

Request Date (UTC): 2023-11-15 18:25:47
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2023-11-16 18:47:14.818631
Reason:
Person:
Status: Complete
Date: 2023-11-16 18:47:14.818631
Person:

Misc

Note:

Target Details

Nearest Target No: 7127
Nearest Taget Name: GRB_231115A
Separation (arcmin): 0.0000
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 1460[M82_X-1],7127[GRB_231115A]
Referenced Target Catalogue: /Home/eud/nicerweb/too/ags/NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V37p.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 104.4 deg at 2023:319:20:36:40 (UTC), 112.2 deg after 2 weeks

Planned Observations

AGS6 Reference: AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20233192000_20233330000_V02.txt.gz
Planned Snapshots:

Observation Start Observation End Span Mode Observation ID
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) (YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) (seconds) Man/Opt
2023-319T21:58:51 2023-319T22:27:40 1729 Mandatory 67430201
2023-319T23:31:51 2023-320T00:00:40 1729 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T01:04:51 2023-320T01:33:20 1709 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T02:37:51 2023-320T03:06:20 1709 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T04:11:03 2023-320T04:39:00 1677 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T05:43:31 2023-320T06:12:00 1709 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T08:49:31 2023-320T09:17:40 1689 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T10:22:11 2023-320T10:50:40 1709 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T11:55:11 2023-320T12:23:20 1689 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T13:29:32 2023-320T13:56:20 1608 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T15:02:32 2023-320T15:29:20 1608 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T16:30:45 2023-320T16:49:31 1126 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T18:08:48 2023-320T18:22:12 804 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T19:41:09 2023-320T19:55:11 842 Mandatory 67430201
2023-320T21:13:30 2023-320T21:28:11 881 Mandatory 67430201

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