ToO Information

Request ID: 51466
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: WITHIN A WEEK
Proposal ID:

Target Info

Target Name: GX 349+2
Target No.: 2084
Category: X-RAY BINARIES
Coordinates[J2000]: (256.43538, -36.42307)
Exp (ks): 12
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:

Constraint Details

Monitor: Y
Criteria: 3 4-ks observations at 1 days. We expect the source GX 349+2, being a fast varying Z-source will move through different Z branches during our IXPE observations with changing spectral states. To track the exact location of the source in the HID and varying spectra throughout our IXPE observations, we request the total NICER time of 12 ks split in 3 days (4 ks each day) from 6th to 9th Sept, 2024.
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): 644.000

Requester Information

Name: DR. UNNATI KASHYAP

Status

Request Date (UTC): 2024-08-29 22:44:27
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2024-08-30T17:55:08
Reason:
Person: Auto
Status: Complete
Date: 2024-09-16 16:27:25.660054
Person:

Misc

Note:

Target Details

Nearest Target No: 2084
Nearest Taget Name: GX_349+2
Separation (arcmin): 0.0020
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 2084[GX_349+2]
Referenced Target Catalogue: /Home/eud/nicerweb/too/ags/NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V40r.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 93.5 deg at 2024:251:15:51:17 (UTC), 80.3 deg after 2 weeks

Planned Observations

AGS6 Reference: AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20242431700_20242581200_V02.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20242461600_20242611200_V03.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20242511300_20242651315_V03.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20242532000_20242650000_V01.txt.gz
Planned Snapshots:

Observation Start Observation End Span Mode Observation ID
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) (YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) (seconds) Man/Opt
2024-249T18:44:28 2024-249T18:56:00 692 Mandatory 99999999
2024-249T20:17:28 2024-249T20:29:00 692 Mandatory 99999999
2024-250T17:59:00 2024-250T18:02:20 200 Mandatory 99999999
2024-250T19:32:00 2024-250T19:40:00 480 Mandatory 99999999
2024-250T21:05:00 2024-250T21:13:00 480 Mandatory 99999999
2024-250T22:38:00 2024-250T22:45:00 420 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T00:11:00 2024-251T00:16:00 300 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T01:44:00 2024-251T01:49:40 340 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T03:16:46 2024-251T03:23:00 374 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T04:49:46 2024-251T04:56:20 394 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T06:22:40 2024-251T06:29:42 422 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T07:55:40 2024-251T08:03:20 460 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T09:28:40 2024-251T09:36:40 480 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T11:01:40 2024-251T11:10:00 500 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T12:34:40 2024-251T12:43:20 520 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T14:07:40 2024-251T14:16:40 540 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T15:40:40 2024-251T15:49:40 540 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T17:13:40 2024-251T17:23:00 560 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T18:46:40 2024-251T18:56:20 580 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T20:19:20 2024-251T20:29:40 620 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T21:52:20 2024-251T22:02:57 637 Mandatory 99999999
2024-251T23:25:20 2024-251T23:36:00 640 Mandatory 99999999
2024-252T00:58:20 2024-252T01:09:20 660 Mandatory 99999999
2024-252T02:31:20 2024-252T02:42:40 680 Mandatory 99999999
2024-252T04:04:20 2024-252T04:16:00 700 Mandatory 99999999
2024-252T05:37:20 2024-252T05:49:00 700 Mandatory 99999999
2024-252T07:10:20 2024-252T07:22:00 700 Mandatory 99999999
2024-252T08:43:20 2024-252T08:55:20 720 Mandatory 99999999
2024-252T10:16:20 2024-252T10:28:20 720 Mandatory 99999999
2024-252T11:49:20 2024-252T12:01:20 720 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T00:24:27 2024-253T00:28:20 233 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T01:57:46 2024-253T02:01:20 214 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T03:30:46 2024-253T03:34:40 234 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T05:03:46 2024-253T05:08:00 254 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T06:37:07 2024-253T06:41:00 233 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T08:10:07 2024-253T08:14:06 240 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T09:43:27 2024-253T09:47:20 233 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T11:16:27 2024-253T11:20:40 253 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T12:49:47 2024-253T12:53:40 233 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T14:22:47 2024-253T14:27:00 253 Mandatory 99999999
2024-253T15:56:08 2024-253T16:00:20 252 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