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Short-term Schedule

Every week an observing request (OR) list is generated from the long term schedule (LTS) target list for that week, plus some unconstrained (pool) targets (selected from Segments 49 and higher in the LTS). This OR list is over-subscribed to allow an efficient schedule to be generated. The short-term schedule consists of those targets from the OR which will actually be observed; those targets not scheduled are then returned to the pool to be selected for future weeks.

The short-term schedule is the plan for a week's observing time. If there are no interruptions, all observations will be carried out close to the times listed. However, schedules can be interrupted by TOO observations, by solar-flare particle events, and by operational difficulties. This schedule is not a guarantee that the observation will occur when indicated.

NB: RA and DEC listings are for the star tracker, not the target position!

The RA and DEC on the short term pages are derived from the spacecraft quaternion. So the coordinates are that of the aspect camera, not the HRMA. The offset between the two coordinate systems is roughly 1.5 arcminutes in both y and z. The list contains the quaternion coords. because those are the definitive numbers as to where the spacecraft is actually pointing.

There is a link to previous weeks' short-term schedules at the bottom of this page.

SEP080A

Seq. No. ObsID Target Start Time Duration Inst. Grat. RA Dec Roll Pitch PI
401050 10571 V Puppis 2008:245:01:40:51.401 1.0 HRC-I NONE 7:58:23.33 -49:15:1.80 128.03 67.65 Maccarone
701768 09328 2345-167 2008:245:02:35:03.275 10.0 ACIS-S NONE 23:48:2.66 -16:32:33.00 60.00 161.88 Lister
600656 10576 HE0047-1756 2008:245:05:48:39.275 6.1 ACIS-S NONE 0:50:30.26 -17:41:21.84 84.98 147.46 Dai
600664 09523 M31 2008:245:08:03:48.650 5.0 ACIS-I NONE 0:42:50.69 41:16:7.32 143.60 123.48 Murray
600695 09554 NGC 7673 2008:245:09:54:04.650 59.4 ACIS-S NONE 23:27:46.80 23:35:34.80 159.67 146.51 Loewenstein
290784 09661 ArLac 2008:246:02:50:18.000 3.0 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:46.27 45:45:41.40 191.28 125.78 Calibration
290785 09662 ArLac 2008:246:03:48:48.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:57.50 45:46:4.80 191.27 125.79 Calibration
290786 09663 ArLac 2008:246:04:16:58.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:43.99 45:47:39.12 191.35 125.76 Calibration
290787 09664 ArLac 2008:246:04:45:08.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:35.02 45:45:17.64 191.43 125.80 Calibration
290788 09665 ArLac 2008:246:05:13:18.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:48.53 45:43:43.68 191.38 125.84 Calibration
290789 09666 ArLac 2008:246:05:41:28.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:59.76 45:44:7.44 191.35 125.84 Calibration
290790 09667 ArLac 2008:246:06:09:38.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:55.22 45:48:2.88 191.38 125.78 Calibration
290791 09668 ArLac 2008:246:06:37:48.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:32.71 45:47:15.00 191.52 125.78 Calibration
290792 09669 ArLac 2008:246:07:05:58.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:37.30 45:43:19.92 191.53 125.85 Calibration
290793 09670 ArLac 2008:246:07:34:08.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 9:10.99 45:44:31.20 191.38 125.86 Calibration
290794 09671 ArLac 2008:246:08:02:18.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 9:8.74 45:46:28.92 191.41 125.83 Calibration
290795 09672 ArLac 2008:246:08:30:28.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 9:19.97 45:46:52.68 191.37 125.83 Calibration
290796 09673 ArLac 2008:246:08:58:38.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 9:6.43 45:48:27.00 191.46 125.80 Calibration
290797 09674 ArLac 2008:246:09:26:48.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:21.43 45:46:50.52 191.71 125.80 Calibration
290798 09675 ArLac 2008:246:09:54:58.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:23.76 45:44:52.80 191.73 125.84 Calibration
290799 09676 ArLac 2008:246:10:23:08.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:12.55 45:44:28.32 191.81 125.84 Calibration
290800 09677 ArLac 2008:246:10:51:18.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 8:26.11 45:42:55.44 191.77 125.88 Calibration
290801 09678 ArLac 2008:246:11:19:28.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 7:52.49 45:41:40.92 191.96 125.88 Calibration
290802 09679 ArLac 2008:246:11:47:38.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 9:44.71 45:45:43.56 191.41 125.89 Calibration
290803 09680 ArLac 2008:246:12:15:48.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 9:40.15 45:49:39.00 191.44 125.83 Calibration
290804 09681 ArLac 2008:246:12:43:58.000 1.2 HRC-S NONE 22: 7:47.74 45:45:34.92 192.04 125.83 Calibration
Perigee Pass T_E53 CAL-ER 2008:246:13:46:08.394 6.4 -- -- 23:45:36.00 11:42:0.00 142.50 155.80 NULL
Perigee Pass GG_53 CAL-ER 2008:246:16:24:49.286 10.0 -- -- 22: 7:60.00 -30: 0:0.00 335.45 155.78 NULL
Perigee Pass G2_53 CAL-ER 2008:246:19:58:49.630 2.0 -- -- 0:40:0.00 10: 0:0.00 121.29 147.09 NULL
Perigee Pass G3_53 CAL-ER 2008:246:22:00:18.796 2.0 -- -- 22:12:0.00 16: 0:0.00 201.71 154.74 NULL
Perigee Pass T_X54 CAL-ER 2008:247:00:16:01.866 20.6 -- -- 22: 7:60.00 -30: 0:0.00 334.74 155.56 NULL
900826 09489 Carina East Ptg 2 2008:247:06:34:19.972 59.0 ACIS-I NONE 10:48:20.02 -59:31:50.16 179.57 66.95 Townsley
400862 09011 AX J1820.5-1434 2008:247:23:32:51.157 1.0 ACIS-I NONE 18:20:26.76 -14:33:25.20 268.33 113.01 Wijnands
701772 09898 Ark 564 2008:248:00:26:54.703 101.0 ACIS-S HETG 22:42:44.04 29:44:25.08 190.99 143.07 Canizares
Perigee Pass T_E54 CAL-ER 2008:249:05:09:39.473 6.4 -- -- 23:48:0.00 15: 0:0.00 148.80 154.86 NULL
Perigee Pass GG_54 CAL-ER 2008:249:07:50:45.041 3.6 -- -- 22: 4:0.00 -31: 0:0.00 330.19 152.66 NULL
Perigee Pass G2_54 CAL-ER 2008:249:11:25:00.000 3.6 -- -- 0:40:0.00 1: 0:0.00 107.01 153.39 NULL
Perigee Pass G3_54 CAL-ER 2008:249:13:30:00.000 2.0 -- -- 23:36:0.00 -29: 0:0.00 23.53 155.89 NULL
Perigee Pass T_X55 CAL-ER 2008:249:15:20:36.508 20.8 -- -- 22:10:24.00 -27:48:0.00 329.54 155.89 NULL
900825 09488 Carina East Ptg 1 2008:249:21:43:26.265 60.0 ACIS-I NONE 10:47:7.63 -59:45:28.08 176.67 66.25 Townsley
400867 09016 AX J1740.1-2847 2008:250:14:55:04.018 1.0 ACIS-I NONE 17:40:8.16 -28:46:53.40 273.99 101.30 Wijnands
701772 10575 Ark 564 2008:250:15:52:58.418 63.1 ACIS-S HETG 22:42:43.82 29:44:28.32 193.99 143.82 Canizares
290763 09640 ArLac 2008:251:09:45:42.310 3.0 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:45.53 45:45:47.16 197.51 126.88 Calibration
290764 09641 ArLac 2008:251:10:44:12.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:56.45 45:46:23.16 197.49 126.89 Calibration
290765 09642 ArLac 2008:251:11:12:22.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:42.05 45:47:41.64 197.58 126.86 Calibration
290766 09643 ArLac 2008:251:11:40:32.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:34.58 45:45:10.80 197.65 126.89 Calibration
290767 09644 ArLac 2008:251:12:08:42.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:48.98 45:43:52.68 197.61 126.93 Calibration
290768 09645 ArLac 2008:251:12:36:52.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:59.90 45:44:29.04 197.57 126.93 Calibration
290769 09646 ArLac 2008:251:13:05:02.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:52.97 45:48:18.00 197.61 126.87 Calibration
290770 09647 ArLac 2008:251:13:33:12.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:31.08 45:47:4.92 197.75 126.87 Calibration
290771 09648 ArLac 2008:251:14:01:22.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:38.06 45:43:16.32 197.76 126.94 Calibration
290772 09649 ArLac 2008:251:14:29:32.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:52.46 45:41:58.56 197.71 126.98 Calibration
290773 09650 ArLac 2008:251:14:57:42.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:55.97 45:40:4.44 197.72 127.01 Calibration
290774 09651 ArLac 2008:251:15:25:52.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 9:7.34 45:47:0.24 197.66 126.91 Calibration
290775 09652 ArLac 2008:251:15:54:02.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 9:18.29 45:47:36.60 197.63 126.92 Calibration
290776 09653 ArLac 2008:251:16:22:12.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:38.45 45:49:35.76 197.84 126.85 Calibration
290777 09654 ArLac 2008:251:16:50:22.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:34.92 45:51:29.88 197.88 126.82 Calibration
290778 09655 ArLac 2008:251:17:18:32.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:23.66 45:44:33.36 197.98 126.92 Calibration
290779 09656 ArLac 2008:251:17:46:42.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:12.74 45:43:55.92 198.06 126.93 Calibration
290780 09657 ArLac 2008:251:18:14:52.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 8:8.83 45:33:10.80 198.15 127.10 Calibration
290781 09658 ArLac 2008:251:18:43:02.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 9:57.48 45:39:18.00 197.60 127.10 Calibration
290782 09659 ArLac 2008:251:19:11:12.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 9:22.63 45:58:21.72 197.72 126.77 Calibration
290783 09660 ArLac 2008:251:19:39:22.310 1.2 HRC-I NONE 22: 7:33.00 45:52:9.84 198.33 126.77 Calibration
Perigee Pass T_E55 CAL-ER 2008:251:20:41:21.383 8.1 -- -- 24: 0:0.00 15: 0:0.00 146.33 155.39 NULL

Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

Last modified: 09/04/08





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