ToO Information

Request ID: 49670
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: NEXT DAY
Proposal ID:

Target Info

Target Name: GX 340+0
Target No.:
Category: X-RAY BINARIES
Coordinates[J2000]: (251.44880, -45.61110)
Exp (ks): 12
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: 2024-03-27 00:00 UTC
End: 2024-05-02 00:00 UTC
Remarks: IXPE is planning to observe the source from 2024 Mar 27 -29 and Mar 31 - Apr 2. I have included the complete range here. We require short observations of the source spread throughout the IXPE observation dates to trace the evolution of the source.
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y
Observatory: IXPE
Description: As per our proposal, we would like NICER to observe for at least 500 s and at most 1000 s in each visit. We want to spread out the NICER observation throughout the IXPE observation window so that we can trace the state information of the highly variable source. Thus we request a total of 6 ks of NICER exposure in Mar 27-Mar 29 window and 6 ks in Mar 31- Apr 2 window.
Uninterrupted: N
Justification:
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 900.000

Requester Information

Name: DR. YASH DILIP BHARGAVA

Status

Request Date (UTC): 2024-03-26 14:49:52
Disposition: Pending
Date:
Reason:
Person:
Status: Received
Date:
Person:

Misc

Note:

Target Details

Nearest Target No: 7366
Nearest Taget Name: GX_340+0
Separation (arcmin): 0.0007
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 2035[GX_340+0],7366[GX_340+0]
Referenced Target Catalogue: /Home/eud/nicerweb/too/ags/NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V39h.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 133.8 deg at 2024:115:20:10:58 (UTC), 144.6 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: AGS3_LTVIS_report_20241171800_20241321500_V01.txt.gz
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
GX_340+0 7366 2024-117T18:21:00 2024-117T18:35:00 840 EARTH STRUCT 0.226537
GX_340+0 7366 2024-117T19:54:00 2024-117T20:07:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 1.229773
GX_340+0 7366 2024-117T21:26:40 2024-117T21:40:40 840 STRUCT STRUCT 2.229414
GX_340+0 7366 2024-117T22:59:40 2024-117T23:13:40 840 STRUCT STRUCT 3.232650
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T00:32:20 2024-118T00:46:20 840 STRUCT STRUCT 4.232291
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T02:05:20 2024-118T02:19:20 840 STRUCT STRUCT 5.235527
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T03:38:20 2024-118T03:52:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 6.238763
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T05:11:00 2024-118T05:25:00 840 STRUCT STRUCT 7.238403
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T06:44:00 2024-118T06:57:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 8.241640
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T08:16:40 2024-118T08:30:40 840 STRUCT STRUCT 9.241280
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T09:49:40 2024-118T10:03:40 840 STRUCT STRUCT 10.244516
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T11:22:40 2024-118T11:36:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 11.247753
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T12:55:20 2024-118T13:09:20 840 STRUCT STRUCT 12.247393
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T14:28:20 2024-118T14:42:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 13.250629
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T16:01:00 2024-118T16:15:00 840 STRUCT STRUCT 14.250270
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T17:34:00 2024-118T17:47:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 15.253506
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T19:07:00 2024-118T19:20:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 16.256742
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T20:39:40 2024-118T20:53:40 840 STRUCT STRUCT 17.256383
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T22:12:40 2024-118T22:26:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 18.259619
GX_340+0 7366 2024-118T23:45:20 2024-118T23:59:20 840 STRUCT STRUCT 19.259259
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T01:18:20 2024-119T01:32:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 20.262496
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T02:51:20 2024-119T03:05:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 21.265732
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T04:24:00 2024-119T04:37:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 22.265372
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T05:57:00 2024-119T06:10:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 23.268608
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T07:29:40 2024-119T07:43:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 24.268249
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T09:02:40 2024-119T09:16:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 25.271485
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T10:35:40 2024-119T10:49:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 26.274721
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T12:08:20 2024-119T12:22:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 27.274362
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T13:41:20 2024-119T13:55:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 28.277598
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T15:14:00 2024-119T15:18:40 280 STRUCT STRUCT 29.277238
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T16:47:00 2024-119T16:51:20 260 STRUCT STRUCT 30.280475
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T18:20:00 2024-119T18:24:00 240 STRUCT STRUCT 31.283711
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T19:52:40 2024-119T20:06:40 840 STRUCT STRUCT 32.283351
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T21:25:40 2024-119T21:39:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 33.286588
GX_340+0 7366 2024-119T22:58:20 2024-119T23:12:20 840 STRUCT STRUCT 34.286228
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T00:31:20 2024-120T00:45:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 35.289464
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T02:04:20 2024-120T02:18:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 36.292700
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T03:37:00 2024-120T03:50:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 37.292341
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T05:10:00 2024-120T05:23:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 38.295577
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T06:42:40 2024-120T06:56:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 39.295218
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T08:15:40 2024-120T08:29:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 40.298454
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T09:48:40 2024-120T10:02:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 41.301690
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T11:21:20 2024-120T11:35:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 42.301330
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T12:54:20 2024-120T13:08:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 43.304567
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T14:27:00 2024-120T14:40:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 44.304207
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T16:00:00 2024-120T16:13:40 820 STRUCT STRUCT 45.307443
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T17:33:00 2024-120T17:46:20 800 STRUCT STRUCT 46.310680
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T19:05:40 2024-120T19:19:20 820 STRUCT STRUCT 47.310320
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T20:38:40 2024-120T20:52:00 800 STRUCT STRUCT 48.313556
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T22:11:20 2024-120T22:24:40 800 STRUCT STRUCT 49.313197
GX_340+0 7366 2024-120T23:44:20 2024-120T23:58:00 820 STRUCT STRUCT 50.316433
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T02:50:00 2024-121T03:03:20 800 STRUCT STRUCT 52.319310
GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T04:23:00 2024-121T04:36:00 780 STRUCT STRUCT 53.322546
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T12:07:20 2024-121T12:20:20 780 STRUCT STRUCT 58.331535
GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T13:40:00 2024-121T13:53:20 800 STRUCT STRUCT 59.331176
GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T15:13:00 2024-121T15:26:00 780 STRUCT STRUCT 60.334412
GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T16:46:00 2024-121T16:59:00 780 STRUCT STRUCT 61.337648
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T19:51:40 2024-121T20:04:40 780 STRUCT STRUCT 63.340525
GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T21:24:40 2024-121T21:37:40 780 STRUCT STRUCT 64.343761
GX_340+0 7366 2024-121T22:57:40 2024-121T23:10:20 760 STRUCT STRUCT 65.346997
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T00:30:20 2024-122T00:43:20 780 STRUCT STRUCT 66.346638
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T02:03:20 2024-122T02:16:00 760 STRUCT STRUCT 67.349874
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T05:09:20 2024-122T05:21:40 740 STRUCT STRUCT 69.356347
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T06:42:40 2024-122T06:54:40 720 STRUCT STRUCT 70.363179
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T08:15:40 2024-122T08:27:20 700 STRUCT STRUCT 71.366415
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T09:48:20 2024-122T10:00:20 720 STRUCT STRUCT 72.366055
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T11:21:20 2024-122T11:33:20 720 STRUCT STRUCT 73.369292
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T12:54:20 2024-122T13:06:00 700 STRUCT STRUCT 74.372528
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T17:33:20 2024-122T17:44:40 680 STRUCT STRUCT 77.382237
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T19:06:00 2024-122T19:17:20 680 STRUCT STRUCT 78.381877
GX_340+0 7366 2024-122T20:39:00 2024-122T20:50:20 680 STRUCT STRUCT 79.385113
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-123T04:23:40 2024-123T04:34:40 660 STRUCT STRUCT 84.397699
GX_340+0 7366 2024-123T05:56:40 2024-123T06:07:20 640 STRUCT STRUCT 85.400935
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-123T09:02:40 2024-123T09:13:00 620 STRUCT STRUCT 87.407407
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T03:37:40 2024-124T03:46:40 540 STRUCT STRUCT 99.435455
GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T05:10:40 2024-124T05:19:20 520 STRUCT STRUCT 100.438691
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T09:50:00 2024-124T09:58:00 480 STRUCT STRUCT 103.451996
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T12:56:20 2024-124T13:03:40 440 STRUCT STRUCT 105.462064
GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T14:29:40 2024-124T14:36:40 420 STRUCT STRUCT 106.468896
GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T16:02:40 2024-124T16:09:20 400 STRUCT STRUCT 107.472132
GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T17:36:00 2024-124T17:42:20 380 STRUCT STRUCT 108.478964
GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T19:09:00 2024-124T19:15:00 360 STRUCT STRUCT 109.482201
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T22:15:20 2024-124T22:21:00 340 STRUCT STRUCT 111.492269
GX_340+0 7366 2024-124T23:48:40 2024-124T23:53:40 300 STRUCT STRUCT 112.499101
GX_340+0 7366 2024-125T01:22:00 2024-125T01:26:40 280 STRUCT STRUCT 113.505933
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-125T04:28:20 2024-125T04:32:20 240 STRUCT STRUCT 115.516001
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GX_340+0 7366 2024-125T07:35:00 2024-125T07:38:00 180 STRUCT STRUCT 117.529666
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