Below are the targets for the Performance Verification (PV) phase of the XRISM
mission. The PV phase will commence after checkout and calibration and last
for approximately six months. Targets with priority "A" are guaranteed to be
observed. Due to scheduling constraints, a few "A" priority targets may need
to be scheduled after the nominal six month PV phase window. Targets with
priority "C" are not guaranteed to be observed, but will be used to fill
gaps in the schedule when an "A" target is not available. Priority "C"
targets will not be observed after the nominal six month PV window.
Detailed information on these targets, such as exact coordinates and brief
descriptions of the science objectives will be posted on this site at a later
date.
PV Targets
Priority "A" Targets
| Target |
RA |
Dec |
Exp. Time (ks) |
Remarks |
| 4U 1916-053 |
|
|
50 |
|
| 4U 1624-490 |
|
|
50 |
|
| GX 13+1 |
|
|
30 |
|
| Cyg X-1 |
|
|
100 |
|
| SS 433 |
|
|
80 |
|
| Cyg X-3 |
|
|
40 |
|
| Cen X-3 |
|
|
90 |
|
| Eta Carinae |
|
|
100 |
|
| V834 Cen |
|
|
100 |
|
| GT Mus |
|
|
90 |
ToO |
| SS Cygni (outburst) |
|
|
100 |
ToO |
| T CrB |
|
|
150 |
ToO |
| SN1006 |
|
|
20 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
60 |
pointing 2 |
| SN1987A |
|
|
100 |
|
| Cygnus Loop |
|
|
50 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
30 |
pointing 2 |
| |
|
20 |
pointing 3 |
| Tycho's SNR |
|
|
75 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
75 |
pointing 2 |
| W49B |
|
|
100 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
100 |
pointing 2 |
| Cas A |
|
|
50 |
|
| Galactic Center |
|
|
100 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
100 |
pointing 2 |
| GX 13+1 |
|
|
60 |
|
| GX 340+0 |
|
|
150 |
|
| Comet |
|
|
100 |
|
| Centaurus A |
|
|
100 |
|
| Circinus Galaxy |
|
|
100 |
|
| MCG-6-30-15 |
|
|
100 |
|
| NGC 1365 |
|
|
125 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
125 |
pointing 2 |
| NGC 3783 |
|
|
200 |
|
| NGC 4151 |
|
|
45 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
45 |
pointing 2 |
| |
|
45 |
pointing 3 |
| |
|
45 |
pointing 4 |
| PDS456 |
|
|
150 |
|
| M82 |
|
|
50 |
|
| NGC 4636 |
|
|
100 |
|
| Perseus Cluster |
|
|
50 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
50 |
pointing 2 |
| |
|
80 |
pointing 3 |
| |
|
100 |
pointing 4 |
| Virgo Cluster/M87 |
|
|
100 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
150 |
pointing 2 |
| |
|
100 |
pointing 3 |
| |
|
150 |
pointing 4 |
| Coma Cluster |
|
|
200 |
pointing 1 |
| Centaurus Cluster |
|
|
150 |
|
| Abell 2029 |
|
|
250 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
50 |
pointing 2 |
| |
|
20 |
pointing 3 |
Priority "C" Targets
| Target |
RA |
Dec |
Exp. Time (ks) |
Remarks |
| 2S 0921-630 |
|
|
80 |
|
| Cir X-1 |
|
|
40 |
|
| Vela X-1 |
|
|
70 |
|
| SS Cygni (quiescence) |
|
|
100 |
|
| SN1006 |
|
|
80 |
pointing 3 |
| Galactic Center |
|
|
100 |
pointing 3 |
| Cygnus Loop |
|
|
40 |
pointing 4 |
| Tycho's SNR |
|
|
20 |
pointing 3 |
| |
|
20 |
pointing 4 |
| |
|
20 |
pointing 5 |
| |
|
20 |
pointing 6 |
| |
|
20 |
pointing 7 |
| Kepler's SNR |
|
|
50 |
|
| 3C397 |
|
|
100 |
|
| RCW86 |
|
|
100 |
pointing 1 |
| |
|
50 |
pointing 2 |
| Cyg X-2 |
|
|
240 |
|
| Jupiter |
|
|
100 |
|
| Carina Nebula |
|
|
30 |
|
| IRASF05189 |
|
|
100 |
|
| M81* |
|
|
100 |
|
| Mkn 766 |
|
|
80 |
|
| NGC 4388 |
|
|
100 |
|
| Perseus Cluster |
|
|
200 |
pointing 5 |
| Abell 3667 |
|
|
180 |
|
| M51 |
|
|
70 |
|
| Coma Cluster |
|
|
100 |
pointing 2 |
| NGC 5044 |
|
|
100 |
|
