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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. 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.

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

OCT2626A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      41026               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:298:17:20:30.498   3.0   --    --                    159.8300 -11.8200  84.13  48.75 121.54   
 ----      41025               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:298:21:33:00.000   3.0   --    --                     82.2000 -39.9000  54.78 108.86  73.65   
 ----      41024               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:299:00:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     16.2000 -55.5000 345.47 111.27  48.28   
 ----      41023               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:299:01:58:00.000   1.0   --    --                     32.3000   8.1000  27.01 175.30  72.43   
 ----      41022               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:299:02:53:26.670   1.0   --    --                     16.1463   8.7865 285.52 165.79 104.75   
503644     31609    0                  Kes 73 2026:299:04:04:06.681  15.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 280.3333  -4.9364 273.50  69.55  97.52 dss pspc rass
705439 P1  31292    0    2MASX J01190583+1604 2026:299:08:51:57.030  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  19.7743  16.0820 255.00 169.07 100.53 dss pspc rass
503644     33530    0                  Kes 73 2026:299:12:16:31.585  15.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 280.3333  -4.9364 279.00  69.25 100.84 dss pspc rass
705402     31677    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:299:17:07:05.891  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 320.00 172.59 112.82 dss pspc rass
402604     31074    0              4U 1626-67 2026:299:20:38:09.891  14.5  HRC-I HETG                   248.0700 -67.4609 218.03  60.06 113.49 dss pspc rass
705386     31660    0               BOSS0210W 2026:300:01:20:18.068  12.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.7500   0.7800  20.00 168.00 112.36 dss pspc rass
 ----      41021               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:300:05:11:30.497   0.0   --    --                    105.6000   1.3000  77.18 105.47  90.93   
601723     31224    0        PLCK G165.7+67.0 2026:300:05:43:34.132  12.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 171.8125  42.4715  34.01  65.93  72.95 dss pspc rass
 ----      41020               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:300:09:39:06.614   0.0   --    --                    105.6000   1.3000  77.11 105.64  72.94   
705386     33531    0               BOSS0210W 2026:300:10:15:09.534  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.7500   0.7800  20.00 167.92  90.89 dss pspc rass
 ----      41019               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:300:13:33:01.018   0.0   --    --                    105.6000   1.3000  77.06 105.78  90.86   
601723     33526    0        PLCK G165.7+67.0 2026:300:14:05:04.371  12.2 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 171.8125  42.4715  34.01  66.19  72.93 dss pspc rass
601764 CCT 33524    0               UGC 03273 2026:300:17:57:19.981  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  79.4350  53.5513 114.97 124.63  58.55 dss pspc rass
402629     31099    1             NGC 300 X-1 2026:300:21:36:17.426  28.7 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S2,S3,S4  13.7916 -37.7034 333.98 126.63 165.56 dss pspc rass
 ----      41018               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:301:06:05:55.713   3.0   --    --                    238.9000 -65.8000 212.00  55.80  70.87   
 ----      41017               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:301:07:36:51.622   3.0   --    --                     29.9700   3.5000 346.95 170.21 114.44   
 ----      41016               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:301:11:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    233.2000 -68.9000 204.27  57.40 112.81   
 ----      41015               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:301:13:20:00.000   3.0   --    --                     62.3012 -24.9226  40.78 132.13  86.06   
 ----      41014               CAL-ER (PER15) 2026:301:14:41:16.566   1.0   --    --                     70.6346  21.1067  96.11 142.83  70.99   
 ----      41013               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:301:15:28:44.019   1.0   --    --                     64.2526 -24.2146  43.06 131.50  68.81   
 ----      41012               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:301:16:19:06.569   3.0   --    --                    161.4000 -34.7000 101.91  50.88  81.94   
 ----      41011               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:301:18:19:39.531   1.0   --    --                     38.1700  11.0500  67.63 174.24 123.71   
503700     31428    0            PSR B0833-45 2026:301:19:56:57.847  17.2 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S2,S3,S4 128.8361 -45.1764  76.51  76.41 101.27 dss pspc rass
 ----      41010               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2026:302:01:07:52.007   0.0   --    --                     42.2300 -42.1300  10.89 123.91  59.56   
705402     33533    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:302:01:38:33.656  10.2 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 320.00 170.70  66.80 dss pspc rass
402604     31502    0              4U 1626-67 2026:302:05:10:58.656  14.5  HRC-I HETG                   248.0700 -67.4609 216.02  58.72 113.31 dss pspc rass
705386     33532    0               BOSS0210W 2026:302:09:52:52.192  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.7500   0.7800  12.00 167.32 111.27 dss pspc rass
 ----      41009               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:302:13:27:48.737   0.0   --    --                    105.6000  -2.5000  75.12 106.70  92.74   
601723     33527    0        PLCK G165.7+67.0 2026:302:14:00:17.398  14.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 171.8125  42.4715  40.00  67.75  74.82 dss pspc rass
 ----      41008               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2026:302:18:39:30.239   0.9   --    --                    343.7000  39.7200 253.56 129.13  99.21   
705402     31678    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:302:19:30:33.598  17.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 311.00 170.07  89.43 dss pspc rass
300590 CCT 33525    0    2MASS J17050868-4849 2026:303:01:04:35.158  13.8 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 256.2862 -48.8201 239.59  49.44 120.87 dss pspc rass
705402     33534    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:303:05:36:02.217  17.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 318.90 169.71 120.53 dss pspc rass
300590 CCT 33538    0    2MASS J17050868-4849 2026:303:11:09:59.191  13.8 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 256.2862 -48.8201 239.27  49.11 120.52 dss pspc rass
705402     31679    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:303:15:41:26.527  18.9 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 317.75 169.35 120.55 dss pspc rass
 ----      41007               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:303:21:38:51.150   3.0   --    --                    254.9000 -52.9000 234.49  50.29 119.31   
 ----      41006               CAL-ER (PER13) 2026:304:01:51:00.000   3.0   --    --                     35.2000   7.6000   2.55 173.66 125.99   
 ----      41005               CAL-ER (PER14) 2026:304:06:15:00.000   3.0   --    --                    179.4000 -53.8000 131.03  48.67 126.37   
503700     33528    0            PSR B0833-45 2026:304:10:03:16.781  12.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 128.8361 -45.1764  72.01  77.58  38.31 dss pspc rass
 ----      41004               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2026:304:13:45:48.264   0.0   --    --                     59.8000 -36.0700  29.16 124.77  51.86   
705409     31696    0          CHQ J0210+0050 2026:304:14:13:07.311  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.5000   0.8400 354.00 166.37  51.60 dss pspc rass
 ----      41003               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:304:17:22:14.208   0.0   --    --                     59.8000 -36.0700  28.99 124.77  51.52   
503700     33529    0            PSR B0833-45 2026:304:17:49:33.233  19.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 128.8361 -45.1764  76.01  77.71  51.60 dss pspc rass
 ----      41002               CAL-ER (IAT06) 2026:304:23:28:41.169   0.0   --    --                     59.8000 -36.0700  28.68 124.78  51.60   
705409     33536    0          CHQ J0210+0050 2026:304:23:55:28.002  17.7 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.5000   0.8400 359.00 166.15  49.17 dss pspc rass
300589 CCT 33523    0       MASTER J1743-5530 2026:305:05:30:53.449  14.0 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 265.9255 -55.5018 243.24  56.08 112.16 dss pspc rass
705402     31685    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:305:10:04:44.478  18.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 313.97 167.74 112.58 dss pspc rass
300589 CCT 33537    0       MASTER J1743-5530 2026:305:15:45:15.239  13.5 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 265.9255 -55.5018 242.92  55.76 112.56 dss pspc rass
705402     33535    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:305:20:10:46.663  18.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 313.20 167.36 112.61 dss pspc rass


OCT1926A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      41054               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:292:00:24:02.806   0.0   --    --                     20.8000 -54.5000 357.17 115.65  94.23   
705409     31701    0          CHQ J0210+0050 2026:292:00:55:39.488  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.5000   0.8400  48.37 167.24  70.93 dss pspc rass
201888     31541    0                   WR21a 2026:292:04:38:41.851  13.5 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 156.4855 -57.8121 123.50  59.81 108.93 dss pspc rass
705409     33521    0          CHQ J0210+0050 2026:292:09:03:24.207  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.5000   0.8400  48.37 167.37 108.93 dss pspc rass
201888     31542    0                   WR21a 2026:292:12:46:27.098  13.0 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 156.4855 -57.8121 123.13  59.85 108.97 dss pspc rass
705409     33522    0          CHQ J0210+0050 2026:292:17:02:49.979  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.5000   0.8400  48.37 167.50 108.97 dss pspc rass
201888     33516    0                   WR21a 2026:292:20:45:53.402  13.5 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 156.4855 -57.8121 122.75  59.89 109.01 dss pspc rass
 ----      41053               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2026:293:00:55:52.837   0.0   --    --                    310.0282 -59.3952 288.60  89.07  62.96   
503825 DDT 33449    0              SN 2016coi 2026:293:01:30:15.626  20.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 329.7672  18.1863 269.25 126.64  83.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41052               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:293:07:38:30.389   3.0   --    --                     20.7664  10.7315 263.06 176.19  50.32   
 ----      41051               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:293:09:12:23.688   3.0   --    --                    252.2623  -0.1431 283.66  48.39 127.75   
 ----      41050               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:293:10:46:17.062   3.0   --    --                     20.7664  10.7316 263.89 176.07 127.75   
 ----      41049               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:293:12:24:04.866   3.0   --    --                     28.4685  12.1772 117.10 175.95 145.34   
 ----      41048               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:293:15:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     78.9153  45.7499 109.96 122.15  57.37   
 ----      41047               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:293:18:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    206.0969  38.1960 358.63  48.61  83.69   
201854     31525    0                V444 Cyg 2026:293:20:51:12.706  30.0 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 304.8851  38.7317 272.23 104.06  74.15 dss pspc rass
 ----      41046               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:294:05:38:28.260   0.0   --    --                    355.2595  -3.1137 294.92 146.93  73.17   
705402     31255    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:294:06:13:30.313  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  15.00 175.10  86.33 dss pspc rass
 ----      41045               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2026:294:09:20:50.151   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 338.45 150.87  43.39   
901895     31466    0     CMZ Molecular Cloud 2026:294:09:58:34.394  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 266.5505 -28.8887 265.43  59.46  98.49 dss pspc rass
 ----      41044               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:294:14:41:27.120   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 338.13 150.73  98.45   
705402     31676    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:294:15:07:00.970  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  14.96 175.07  43.61 dss pspc rass
 ----      41043               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:294:18:14:26.142   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 337.92 150.63  43.78   
901895     33514    0     CMZ Molecular Cloud 2026:294:18:52:09.604  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 266.5505 -28.8887 265.39  59.10  98.43 dss pspc rass
 ----      41042               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:294:23:35:01.558   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 337.60 150.48  98.40   
705402     31691    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:295:00:00:41.695  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  15.00 175.02  44.08 dss pspc rass
 ----      41041               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:295:03:08:13.177   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 337.38 150.39  44.25   
901895     33515    0     CMZ Molecular Cloud 2026:295:03:45:55.886  12.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 266.5505 -28.8887 265.34  58.74  98.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41040               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:295:07:38:47.174   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 337.11 150.27  98.35   
705402     33519    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:295:08:04:32.647  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  15.00 174.95  44.47 dss pspc rass
201888     33517    0                   WR21a 2026:295:11:32:21.023  16.5 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 156.4855 -57.8121 119.77  60.18 115.38 dss pspc rass
705402     33520    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:295:16:48:29.395  20.4 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  15.00 174.87 115.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41039               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:295:23:12:22.808   3.0   --    --                    172.4316 -49.3395 131.02  47.71 127.92   
 ----      41038               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:296:00:37:52.294   3.0   --    --                    254.7126 -29.6744 257.62  47.81  89.96   
 ----      41037               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:296:05:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    338.7677 -18.2777 297.86 123.67  76.07   
 ----      41036               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:296:09:00:00.000   0.9   --    --                     69.5264  56.9003 127.49 124.24 147.33   
 ----      41035               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:296:09:39:17.032   0.9   --    --                    142.9966  59.6273  62.41  87.53  36.75   
 ----      41034               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:296:11:10:00.000   0.9   --    --                     28.1168  13.7300 168.35 177.60  91.09   
503827 DDT 33478    3               SN2026sqf 2026:296:12:13:47.411  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 159.6998  53.5095  48.47  76.60 101.88 dss pspc rass
 ----      41033               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2026:296:15:28:28.390   0.0   --    --                     78.2824  12.2176  85.31 130.64  76.57   
705385     31238    0               BOSS0210E 2026:296:16:02:26.023  19.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.2000   1.0000  22.37 168.65  81.50 dss pspc rass
 ----      41032               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:296:22:01:17.010   0.9   --    --                    167.9000 -47.2000 123.22  49.01 120.07   
705383     31650    0    [ZCA2021] BOSS1244 N 2026:296:23:00:36.533  14.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 191.0800  36.0800  21.88  50.26 126.64 dss pspc rass
 ----      41031               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:297:03:36:44.400   0.9   --    --                     30.7000  18.0000 159.21 173.21 122.84   
705385     33512    0               BOSS0210E 2026:297:04:38:57.501  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.2000   1.0000  19.77 168.64 139.66 dss pspc rass
 ----      41030               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:297:09:31:09.663   0.9   --    --                    167.9000 -47.2000 122.62  49.12 120.16   
705383     33518    0    [ZCA2021] BOSS1244 N 2026:297:10:30:20.058  14.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 191.0800  36.0800  22.34  50.56 125.95 dss pspc rass
 ----      41029               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:297:15:06:27.913   0.9   --    --                     30.7000  18.0000 162.30 173.51 122.84   
705385     33513    0               BOSS0210E 2026:297:16:09:52.841  14.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.2000   1.0000  17.41 168.63 145.04 dss pspc rass
 ----      41028               CAL-ER (IAT06) 2026:297:20:27:57.162   0.0   --    --                     76.2284 -11.9672  64.78 127.31  61.82   
503612 P1  31134    0    1eRASS J101111.1+083 2026:297:21:01:19.727  15.0 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S2,S3,S4 152.7954   8.5577  70.70  59.41  78.87 dss pspc rass
202003 CCT 33511    0    Gaia DR2 76117304500 2026:298:01:51:49.783  10.3 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  36.6401  15.3735 113.92 171.91 112.50 dss pspc rass
705426 P1  31279    0    SDSS J100207.03+1630 2026:298:05:22:52.896  17.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 150.5292  16.5135  63.00  64.66 107.48 dss pspc rass
705695 CCT 33510    0            QSOB0229+200 2026:298:10:45:07.651  10.7 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  38.2025  20.2881 132.97 168.25 105.36 dss pspc rass
 ----      41027               CAL-ER (PER13) 2026:298:14:08:00.996   3.0   --    --                     39.9165  12.7789  92.70 169.91  40.49   


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

Last modified: 10/23/26



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