Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXC)

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. 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.

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

FEB1113B


Seq #     ObsID Constr.    Target              Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew
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200746    13276 0             RCW120 2013:042:07:53:45.811  30.0 ACIS-I NONE 258.1024 -38.5072  93.09  63.26  34.96 dss pspc rass
702771    14962 0     SDSS 1138+0314 2013:042:16:48:35.980  32.3 ACIS-S NONE 174.5153   3.2248  62.00 149.23  87.01 dss pspc rass
501581    15611 0              RCW86 2013:043:02:19:25.835  26.2 ACIS-S NONE 220.1258 -62.7465  70.51  84.71  76.49 dss pspc rass
 ----     T_E67       CAL-ER (53953) 2013:043:11:16:11.000   5.0   --    --  166.5537  -6.2328  49.11 151.57  69.83   
 ----     G1_67       CAL-ER (53952) 2013:043:13:19:43.678   0.1   --    --  157.0000  39.0000 156.28 152.83 111.20   
 ----     G2_67       CAL-ER (53951) 2013:043:14:38:17.840   0.5   --    --  113.3696  16.0007 270.02 148.21 100.28   
 ----     G3_67       CAL-ER (53950) 2013:043:16:20:14.305   0.1   --    --  175.3401  19.5856  98.28 151.51 154.74   
 ----     G4_67       CAL-ER (53949) 2013:043:17:03:58.152   5.0   --    --  166.5537  -6.2328  49.11 151.78  56.71   
 ----     T_X68       CAL-ER (53948) 2013:043:19:08:38.408   0.1   --    --  155.1221  41.4480 162.03 151.05 116.27   
501620    13788 0 1RXS J141256.0+79220 2013:043:19:41:42.846  19.6 ACIS-S NONE 213.3402  79.3531 115.89 107.46  44.36 dss pspc rass
702900 P1 15340 0    SDSS J1332+0347 2013:044:01:43:23.227   2.0 ACIS-S NONE 203.1002   3.7705  76.36 123.45  87.78 dss pspc rass
702644    13919 0   IRAS F00183-7111 2013:044:02:57:07.264  23.0 ACIS-S NONE   5.1691 -70.9007 223.29  62.06 112.05 dss pspc rass
200906    15272 0           HD 79826 2013:044:09:56:13.434  30.0 ACIS-S HETG 138.9573 -12.2402 342.99 153.22  91.21 dss pspc rass
900998    14032 0               N113 2013:044:18:49:04.034  28.0 ACIS-I NONE  78.3058 -69.3696 294.14  84.77  68.48 dss pspc rass
200906    15612 0           HD 79826 2013:045:03:07:51.634  31.7 ACIS-S HETG 138.9573 -12.2402 342.99 153.23  68.48 dss pspc rass
801323 P1 15285 0        CODEX 57507 2013:045:12:29:50.655   4.0 ACIS-I NONE 174.2265   0.0623  61.00 151.02  81.68 dss pspc rass
501581    13748 0              RCW86 2013:045:14:08:23.707  36.6 ACIS-S NONE 220.1258 -62.7465  70.51  86.50  73.73 dss pspc rass
 ----     T_E68       CAL-ER (53946) 2013:046:01:00:14.447   0.1   --    --  181.5237  -1.9463  65.12 144.13  69.54   
 ----     GG_68       CAL-ER (53945) 2013:046:01:25:19.081   5.0   --    --  181.4566  -1.9709  65.12 144.20   0.07   
 ----     G1_68       CAL-ER (53944) 2013:046:03:18:40.417   5.0   --    --  176.7315   8.7564  79.50 152.15  18.32   
 ----     G2_68       CAL-ER (53943) 2013:046:05:34:47.154   0.4   --    --  121.5000   8.0000 282.19 152.80 167.59   
 ----     G3_68       CAL-ER (53942) 2013:046:07:34:15.074   5.0   --    --  176.7315   8.7564  79.50 152.32 167.59   
 ----     T_X69       CAL-ER (53941) 2013:046:09:20:41.714   0.1   --    --  181.4566  -1.9709  65.12 144.53  18.32   
801371 P1 15381 0 SDSS J082657.15+3606 2013:046:12:18:25.243  20.0 ACIS-I NONE 126.7038  36.1100 226.14 149.09 148.49 dss pspc rass
702842    15035 0 SDSS J115714.98+0816 2013:046:18:36:33.501  30.0 ACIS-S NONE 179.3198   8.2520  79.17 150.15 131.87 dss pspc rass
801349    15316 0      G241.97+14.85 2013:047:03:38:08.771  39.0 ACIS-I NONE 130.4836 -17.4966 326.46 144.62 117.40 dss pspc rass
200831    14459 2             GJ 436 2013:047:15:18:40.334  19.0 ACIS-S NONE 175.5698  26.6910 116.15 152.07 157.62 dss pspc rass
502030 P1 15365 0    HESS J1843-033B 2013:047:21:14:16.786  11.0 ACIS-I NONE 280.8481  -3.5474  77.04  49.70 105.48 dss pspc rass
502028 P1 15363 0     PSR J0101-6422 2013:048:00:58:59.963  10.0 ACIS-I NONE  15.2856 -64.3554 232.20  60.71 116.49 dss pspc rass
401478 P1 14645 0      XTE J1858+034 2013:048:04:29:19.001   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 284.6848   3.4101  70.50  48.22 126.68 dss pspc rass
502011 P1 14887 0         G359.1+0.9 2013:048:06:19:56.001  11.0 ACIS-I NONE 264.7497 -29.1560  90.80  63.30  45.02 dss pspc rass
501581    15610 0              RCW86 2013:048:09:50:33.001  23.4 ACIS-S NONE 220.1258 -62.7465  70.51  88.54  46.18 dss pspc rass
 ----     T_E69       CAL-ER (53939) 2013:048:17:02:53.322   0.0   --    --  181.7740  -1.1704  65.00 146.92  70.07   
 ----     GG_69       CAL-ER (53938) 2013:048:17:16:11.891   5.0   --    --  175.4598  -1.4235  63.51 152.46   6.46   
 ----     ECT69       CAL-ER (53937) 2013:048:19:27:43.000   5.0   --    --  219.2000  24.5000  88.00 114.78  59.55   
 ----     G2_69       CAL-ER (53936) 2013:048:21:14:44.546   0.1   --    --  205.0000  35.0000 101.87 126.29  17.51   
 ----     G3_69       CAL-ER (53935) 2013:048:21:55:06.009   5.0   --    --  219.2000  24.5000  88.00 114.85  17.51   
 ----     G4_69       CAL-ER (53934) 2013:049:00:06:25.187   5.0   --    --  175.4598  -1.4235  63.51 152.74  59.55   
 ----     T_X70       CAL-ER (53933) 2013:049:02:04:22.136   0.1   --    --  167.6441  36.2057 144.53 151.50  86.02   
501620    15613 0 1RXS J141256.0+79220 2013:049:03:06:55.802  17.0 ACIS-S NONE 213.3402  79.3531 115.89 106.54  48.55 dss pspc rass
601060    14930 1           M31 BHXN 2013:049:08:18:49.370   5.0 ACIS-I NONE  10.6590  41.2716 316.75  63.90  58.77 dss pspc rass
200895    14594 0           NGC 6369 2013:049:10:29:23.384  30.0 ACIS-S NONE 262.3464 -23.7820  87.16  66.73 142.80 dss pspc rass


FEB0413A


Seq #     ObsID Constr.    Target              Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew
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502014    14890 0             RCW 86 2013:034:03:24:11.116  27.0 ACIS-I NONE 220.4566 -62.2540  75.01  78.23  47.51 dss pspc rass
590529    15557 2 E0102-72 S3,-120,-3. 2013:034:11:20:14.112  25.4 ACIS-S NONE  15.9056 -72.0639 244.90  64.98  47.40 dss pspc rass
601028    14898 0       Taffy Galaxy 2013:034:19:04:13.662  40.0 ACIS-S NONE   0.3927  23.4993 309.45  57.93 115.54 dss pspc rass
702866 P1 15059 0            IC 5298 2013:035:06:38:53.662  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 348.9803  25.5641 320.74  51.60  12.43 dss pspc rass
 ----     T_E64       CAL-ER (53973) 2013:035:11:39:00.010   0.1   --    --  131.0000  42.5000 195.10 152.96 103.69   
 ----     GG_64       CAL-ER (53972) 2013:035:13:11:56.205   0.5   --    --  131.0000  42.5000 195.00 152.93   0.10   
 ----     G1_64       CAL-ER (53971) 2013:035:14:43:46.205   0.5   --    --  131.0000  42.5000 195.00 152.89   0.00   
 ----     G2_64       CAL-ER (53970) 2013:035:16:58:25.100   0.5   --    --  135.0000 -11.0000 353.00 152.72 161.47   
 ----     T_X65       CAL-ER (53969) 2013:035:18:31:15.100   0.1   --    --  135.0000 -11.0000 353.00 152.72   0.00   
590531    15559 2 E0102-72 S3,-120,-5. 2013:035:21:04:43.937  25.0 ACIS-S NONE  15.8640 -72.0867 243.26  65.01  88.11 dss pspc rass
401439    14477 1 Swift J174805.3-2446 2013:036:04:36:36.218  30.0 ACIS-S NONE 267.0352 -24.7990  89.98  49.04  88.67 dss pspc rass
502014    15608 0             RCW 86 2013:036:13:23:42.485  29.5 ACIS-I NONE 220.4566 -62.2540  75.01  79.97  52.22 dss pspc rass
702770    14961 0       HE 1113-0641 2013:036:22:05:52.417  29.5 ACIS-S NONE 169.0935  -6.9851  51.98 142.93  67.49 dss pspc rass
200832    14474 1          HD 109085 2013:037:06:36:41.681   9.5 ACIS-S NONE 188.0159 -16.2206  58.55 122.81  20.86 dss pspc rass
501824    14695 0     PSR J1741-2054 2013:037:09:46:43.737  58.5 ACIS-S NONE 265.5007 -20.9125  86.22  51.82  72.90 dss pspc rass
 ----     T_E65       CAL-ER (53967) 2013:038:02:32:20.192   0.1   --    --  273.4063  -5.1805  73.88  47.56  22.47   
 ----     GG_65       CAL-ER (53966) 2013:038:04:17:02.553   0.5   --    --  168.1975  26.5531 111.00 152.15 106.16   
 ----     G1_65       CAL-ER (53965) 2013:038:06:11:45.624   0.5   --    --  133.8312  41.8656 194.99 152.74  70.86   
 ----     G2_65       CAL-ER (53964) 2013:038:08:24:55.750   0.5   --    --  135.0225 -11.4014 347.41 152.69 155.70   
 ----     T_X66       CAL-ER (53963) 2013:038:10:36:51.150   0.1   --    --  168.1975  26.5531 111.00 152.33 133.45   
200763    13608 0          NLTT40026 2013:038:13:47:48.150  19.0 ACIS-S NONE 230.2667  50.8663  80.93 102.33  53.60 dss pspc rass
790261    15607 1             Mkn421 2013:038:19:30:11.510  30.0 ACIS-S LETG 166.1607  38.1821 129.75 148.29  45.90 dss pspc rass
601032    14902 0            NGC4417 2013:039:04:22:19.110  30.0 ACIS-S NONE 186.7224   9.5824  78.21 135.84  54.25 dss pspc rass
601035    14905 0            NGC4458 2013:039:12:54:51.035  30.0 ACIS-S NONE 187.2514  13.2410  82.11 136.29   5.45 dss pspc rass
702856 P1 15049 0        NGC 6670A/B 2013:039:21:48:48.412  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 278.3819  59.8656  42.72  82.70  83.05 dss pspc rass
501605    13773 0             IKT 16 2013:040:02:53:08.459  39.0 ACIS-S NONE  14.5767 -72.2771 237.16  64.89 174.75 dss pspc rass
801106    13465 0   SPT-CLJ0348-4514 2013:040:14:10:25.459  12.9 ACIS-I NONE  57.0677 -45.2823 283.05  82.36  34.35 dss pspc rass
 ----     T_E66       CAL-ER (53961) 2013:040:18:28:19.738   0.1   --    --  120.0000   0.0000 303.14 152.70  71.77   
 ----     GG_66       CAL-ER (53960) 2013:040:19:47:56.606   0.5   --    --  168.3207  30.2290 115.50 152.23 174.52   
 ----     G1_66       CAL-ER (53959) 2013:040:21:42:41.831   0.5   --    --  133.2593  41.6417 201.30 151.39  70.75   
 ----     G2_66       CAL-ER (53958) 2013:040:23:53:51.606   0.1   --    --  135.0000 -12.0000 341.88 152.23 145.41   
 ----     G3_66       CAL-ER (53957) 2013:041:00:57:51.580   0.5   --    --  168.3207  30.2290 115.50 152.34 143.86   
 ----     T_X67       CAL-ER (53955) 2013:041:02:53:36.756   0.1   --    --  133.2593  41.6417 201.30 151.29  70.75   
702808 P1 15000 0            3C175.1 2013:041:04:59:25.821  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 108.5061  14.6271 274.16 145.86  68.99 dss pspc rass
702827 P1 15019 0 SDSS J084013.23+4123 2013:041:08:15:47.568   9.0 ACIS-S NONE 130.0739  41.4197 207.98 150.37  63.88 dss pspc rass
601042 P1 14912 0            HAE 145 2013:041:11:24:47.662  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 177.5219  15.0008  86.82 147.66 105.76 dss pspc rass
702861 P1 15054 0    IRAS 18090+0130 2013:041:16:11:22.047  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 272.9091   1.5034  70.90  53.23  94.83 dss pspc rass
502014    15609 0             RCW 86 2013:041:20:55:08.811  38.0 ACIS-I NONE 220.4566 -62.2540  75.01  83.82  82.26 dss pspc rass


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

Last modified: 02/08/13



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