ToO Information

Request ID: 48967
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: WITHIN A WEEK
Proposal ID: 6203

Target Info

Target Name: SWIFT J151857.0-5721
Target No.:
Category: X-RAY BINARIES
Coordinates[J2000]: (229.73750, -57.36330)
Exp (ks): 45
Extended: N

Extent Size:

Background Restriction: N

Remarks:

Constraint Details

Monitor: Y

Criteria: 15 * 3ks observations taken 2-3 days apart, as convenient to the scheduling team. Given the high source flux, the first observations can be shorter, down to ~1ks. The remaining exposure time can be used for the observations taken later during the outburst, when the source flux decreases, in order to facilitate the scheduling of the observations and to least disturb the existing observing plan.

Phase Dependent: N

Epoch:
Period:
Min:
Max:
Remarks:

Specific Time: N

Start:
End:
Remarks:

ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y

Observatory: NUSTAR
Description: As part of the approved observing proposal, we have 30ks of NuSTAR time allocated for the observed sources. We will work with the NICER and NuSTAR planning teams to schedule a simultaneous observation in 1-2 weeks, after the first NICER observations have been analyzed. If this poses a difficulty in the scheduling of the observations, please inform me.

Uninterrupted: N

Justification:

Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 1000.000

Requester Information

Name: MR. PAUL A. DRAGHIS

Status

Request Date (UTC): 2024-03-06 01:25:14
Disposition: Rejected

Date: 2024-03-10 14:45:10.564693
Reason: Past Cycle 5 end date
Person:

Status: Declined

Date: 2024-03-10 14:45:10.564693
Person:

Misc

Note:

Target Details

Nearest Target No: 5417
Nearest Taget Name: Swift_J151857.0-572147
Separation (arcmin): 0.0000
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 5417[Swift_J151857.0-572147],7160[Swift_J151857.0-572147],7349[Swift_J151857.0-572147]
Referenced Target Catalogue: /Home/eud/nicerweb/too/ags/NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V38u.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 101.3 deg at 2024:068:17:23:29 (UTC), 112.1 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