ToO Information
Request ID: 48734
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: WITHIN A WEEK
Proposal ID:
Target Info
Target Name: MCG-6-30-15
Target No.: 1820
Category: ACTIVE GALAXIES AND QUASARS
Coordinates[J2000]: (203.97404, -34.29560)
Exp (ks): 12
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:
Constraint Details
Monitor: Y
Criteria: 12 1-ksec observations at 1-6 days with a cadence of 2 snapshots per day. RXTE and XMM-Newton light curves of MCG-6-30-15 show strong variability in the X-ray flux. The power spectrum distribution suggests a variability timescale between 0.2-0.4 days (McHardy+2004). Therefore, a cadence of half a day is the minimum necessary to efficiently sample the X-ray light curve.
Phase Dependent: N
Epoch:
Period:
Min:
Max:
Remarks:
Specific Time: Y
Start: 2024-02-02 00:00 UTC
End: 2024-02-06 23:59 UTC
Remarks: We want to monitor the source before the XRISM observation which is planned between February 6-8. The length of the monitoring is estimated based on the typical time lag (6-7 days) between the ionising luminosity and the ionisation state of a low-density outflow (10^-5 cm^-3). The response timescale of an ionised gas anti-correlates with its density (e.g. Rogantini+22, Fig 1).
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y
Observatory: XRISM
Description: The NICER monitor should precede the XRISM observation schedule for February 6-8.
Uninterrupted: N
Justification:
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 20.000
Requester Information
Name: DR. DANIELE ROGANTINI
Status
Request Date (UTC): 2024-01-30 04:59:21
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2024-02-01T00:20:09
Reason:
Person: Auto
Status: Complete
Date: 2024-02-20 17:18:07.514051
Person:
Misc
Note:
Target Details
Nearest Target No: 1820
Nearest Taget Name: MCG-6-30-15
Separation (arcmin): 0.0089
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 1820[MCG-6-30-15 ]
Referenced Target Catalogue: /Home/eud/nicerweb/too/ags/NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V38f.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 109.9 deg at 2024:047:07:57:25 (UTC), 122.6 deg after 2 weeks
Planned Observations
AGS6 Reference: AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240312200_20240441200_V04.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240321700_20240430000_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240331600_20240450000_V02.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240351300_20240450000_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240351300_20240450000_V02.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240361600_20240460000_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240372000_20240460000_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240401500_20240500000_V02.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240441500_20240551200_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240431500_20240551200_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240451800_20240560000_V02.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240471200_20240580000_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240471800_20240580000_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20240501700_20240651200_V05.txt.gz
Planned Snapshots:
| Observation Start |
Observation End |
Span |
Mode |
Observation ID |
| (YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) |
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) |
(seconds) |
Man/Opt |
|
| 2024-033T00:45:55 |
2024-033T01:10:40 |
1485 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T02:29:10 |
2024-033T02:43:20 |
850 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T03:51:34 |
2024-033T04:16:20 |
1486 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T05:24:34 |
2024-033T05:49:20 |
1486 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T06:57:35 |
2024-033T07:22:20 |
1485 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T08:30:35 |
2024-033T08:55:20 |
1485 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T10:03:14 |
2024-033T10:28:20 |
1506 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T11:36:15 |
2024-033T12:01:00 |
1485 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T13:09:15 |
2024-033T13:34:00 |
1485 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T14:42:15 |
2024-033T15:07:00 |
1485 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T16:16:47 |
2024-033T16:40:00 |
1393 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T17:49:17 |
2024-033T18:13:00 |
1423 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T19:22:49 |
2024-033T19:46:00 |
1391 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T20:53:11 |
2024-033T21:18:40 |
1529 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T22:34:43 |
2024-033T22:51:40 |
1017 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-033T23:58:54 |
2024-034T00:24:40 |
1546 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T01:42:47 |
2024-034T01:57:40 |
893 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T03:07:21 |
2024-034T03:30:40 |
1399 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T04:37:34 |
2024-034T05:03:40 |
1566 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T06:10:34 |
2024-034T06:36:20 |
1546 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T07:44:15 |
2024-034T07:59:21 |
907 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T09:17:15 |
2024-034T09:29:41 |
746 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T13:55:55 |
2024-034T14:06:01 |
606 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T15:28:14 |
2024-034T15:46:01 |
1067 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T17:00:46 |
2024-034T17:19:41 |
1135 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T18:36:30 |
2024-034T18:53:21 |
1011 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T20:07:35 |
2024-034T20:33:00 |
1525 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T21:39:55 |
2024-034T22:05:40 |
1545 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-034T23:15:41 |
2024-034T23:38:40 |
1379 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T00:46:32 |
2024-035T01:11:40 |
1508 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T02:19:10 |
2024-035T02:44:40 |
1530 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T03:52:14 |
2024-035T04:12:40 |
1226 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T05:25:15 |
2024-035T05:45:40 |
1225 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T06:58:16 |
2024-035T07:18:20 |
1204 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T08:30:55 |
2024-035T08:51:20 |
1224 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T10:03:57 |
2024-035T10:29:20 |
1523 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T11:36:57 |
2024-035T12:02:20 |
1523 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T13:09:57 |
2024-035T13:35:20 |
1523 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T14:41:54 |
2024-035T15:05:15 |
1401 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T16:14:45 |
2024-035T16:41:00 |
1575 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T17:47:23 |
2024-035T17:55:00 |
457 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T17:55:40 |
2024-035T18:14:00 |
1100 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T19:30:59 |
2024-035T19:47:00 |
961 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T21:04:15 |
2024-035T21:20:00 |
945 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-035T22:37:38 |
2024-035T22:52:40 |
902 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-036T00:00:15 |
2024-036T00:05:00 |
285 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-036T18:28:13 |
2024-036T19:01:00 |
1967 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T00:47:16 |
2024-037T01:12:40 |
1524 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T02:20:16 |
2024-037T02:27:00 |
404 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T02:27:40 |
2024-037T02:45:40 |
1080 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T04:01:00 |
2024-037T04:18:20 |
1040 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T05:34:00 |
2024-037T05:51:20 |
1040 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T07:07:00 |
2024-037T07:24:20 |
1040 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T08:44:11 |
2024-037T08:57:20 |
789 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T10:17:11 |
2024-037T10:30:00 |
769 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T11:46:00 |
2024-037T12:03:00 |
1020 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T13:19:00 |
2024-037T13:36:00 |
1020 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T14:52:00 |
2024-037T15:09:00 |
1020 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T16:25:00 |
2024-037T16:42:00 |
1020 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T17:58:00 |
2024-037T18:14:40 |
1000 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T19:31:00 |
2024-037T19:47:40 |
1000 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T21:04:00 |
2024-037T21:20:20 |
980 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-037T22:37:00 |
2024-037T22:53:00 |
960 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T00:10:00 |
2024-038T00:25:40 |
940 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T01:43:00 |
2024-038T01:58:20 |
920 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T03:16:00 |
2024-038T03:31:00 |
900 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T04:49:00 |
2024-038T05:03:40 |
880 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T06:22:00 |
2024-038T06:36:20 |
860 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T07:55:00 |
2024-038T08:09:00 |
840 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T09:30:33 |
2024-038T09:41:40 |
668 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T11:01:00 |
2024-038T11:14:20 |
800 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T12:34:00 |
2024-038T12:47:00 |
780 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T13:53:32 |
2024-038T13:58:18 |
286 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T14:07:00 |
2024-038T14:19:41 |
761 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T15:39:40 |
2024-038T15:52:20 |
760 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T17:12:40 |
2024-038T17:25:00 |
740 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T18:45:28 |
2024-038T18:57:40 |
732 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T20:18:28 |
2024-038T20:30:20 |
712 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T21:51:29 |
2024-038T22:03:00 |
691 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-038T23:24:30 |
2024-038T23:35:40 |
670 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-039T00:57:20 |
2024-039T01:08:00 |
640 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-044T15:39:40 |
2024-044T15:48:20 |
520 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-044T20:02:53 |
2024-044T20:08:00 |
307 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-044T21:34:00 |
2024-044T21:39:44 |
344 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-045T00:40:00 |
2024-045T00:45:29 |
329 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-045T02:13:33 |
2024-045T02:18:25 |
292 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-045T03:45:40 |
2024-045T03:51:25 |
345 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-045T10:14:32 |
2024-045T10:18:13 |
221 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2024-045T13:20:12 |
2024-045T13:24:53 |
281 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-045T14:53:12 |
2024-045T14:57:53 |
281 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-045T22:37:52 |
2024-045T22:44:14 |
382 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-046T07:55:52 |
2024-046T08:00:16 |
265 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2024-046T09:29:12 |
2024-046T09:32:56 |
224 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2024-046T11:01:52 |
2024-046T11:06:12 |
260 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2024-047T14:55:20 |
2024-047T15:08:00 |
760 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-049T01:07:01 |
2024-049T01:13:00 |
359 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2024-049T16:30:20 |
2024-049T16:37:24 |
424 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
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 |