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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.

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.

MAR2625A

Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
901885 P1  29911    0         IGR J16580-3247 2025:085:07:18:00.164   5.0 ACIS-I NONE 254.5307 -32.8175  80.38 108.39  54.17 dss pspc rass
503517     30460    2               SNR 1987A 2025:085:09:25:21.164  14.5  HRC-S LETG  83.8510 -69.2498 258.63  88.07  78.63 dss pspc rass
503503     30867    1                GW170817 2025:085:14:00:37.173  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 197.4339 -23.4008  30.71 155.85  81.45 dss pspc rass
402587     30530    0              4U 1626-67 2025:085:20:01:28.799  30.0 ACIS-S HETG 248.0655 -67.4860  65.12 102.42  54.12 dss pspc rass
 ----      42540               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:086:04:46:48.425   0.0   --    --  172.5465 -29.2074 332.05 150.43  64.47   
705360 CCT 30863    0    SDSSJ115741.94-03210 2025:086:05:16:33.865  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 179.4138  -3.3310 276.88 173.42  62.58 dss pspc rass
201647     30648    1               HD 284785 2025:086:10:10:34.865   8.0  HRC-I NONE  71.7757  20.8984 276.55  66.34 109.54 dss pspc rass
601638     30782    0                 NGC2090 2025:086:12:52:31.645  13.0 ACIS-S NONE  86.7469 -34.2513 262.43  83.67  59.01 dss pspc rass
503497     30106    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:086:16:57:07.251  15.0 ACIS-I NONE 165.4111 -61.0342 335.72 119.55  55.92 dss pspc rass
402600 DDT 30871    1     EP J120944.2+585060 2025:086:21:59:31.825  11.0  HRC-I NONE 182.4654  58.8579 184.67 118.24 166.09 dss pspc rass
802219 P1  30037    0     ACT-CL J1311.4+1842 2025:087:01:29:02.745  10.8 ACIS-S NONE 197.8511  18.7124 150.00 155.79  48.01 dss pspc rass
 ----      42539               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:087:04:53:46.381   0.9   --    --  185.4855   5.8238 188.75 171.14  40.05   
 ----      42538               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:087:05:45:15.248   7.0   --    --  178.8558  -4.3310 279.54 171.89  91.34   
 ----      42537               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:087:08:17:40.584   3.0   --    --   87.7800 -40.4390 261.75  85.00  91.15   
 ----      42536               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:087:12:30:00.000   0.9   --    --  178.8558  -4.3314 278.53 171.68  91.39   
 ----      42535               CAL-ER (PER06) 2025:087:13:30:19.909   0.9   --    --  190.2616  -5.6591  50.44 175.94 131.17   
402508     28836    0              4U 1626-67 2025:087:15:28:01.183  29.0 ACIS-S HETG 248.0645 -67.4855  63.83 103.66  77.56 dss pspc rass
901856     28729    0    [JDW2009] G359.55+0. 2025:088:00:02:06.347  28.5 ACIS-I NONE 265.9946 -29.2455  87.15 101.66  40.70 dss pspc rass
 ----      42534               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:088:08:22:50.223   0.0   --    --  223.6302  13.1105 112.43 140.88  66.29   
601587     28760    0                 NGC4261 2025:088:09:02:36.223  13.2  HRC-I NONE 184.8583   5.8368 198.40 170.31  86.91 dss pspc rass
201839 CCT 30866    0    Gaia DR2 16877479864 2025:088:13:24:16.984  14.6 ACIS-S NONE  59.1205  31.9739 289.94  55.66 117.81 dss pspc rass
802154     28854    0                   A1550 2025:088:18:03:09.087  27.3 ACIS-I NONE 187.2505  47.6407 178.99 128.84  87.91 dss pspc rass
201838 CCT 30865    0    2MASS J18352154-3123 2025:089:02:21:23.706   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 278.8508 -31.4164  93.26  91.67 124.85 dss pspc rass
503497     30109    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:089:04:16:47.247  25.0 ACIS-I NONE 165.4168 -61.0349 339.98 120.02  74.52 dss pspc rass
601715 CCT 30864    0               UGC 06850 2025:089:11:52:24.077  11.0 ACIS-I NONE 178.1483  -2.4559 256.00 169.15 105.51 dss pspc rass
705361 CCT 30872    0           B2.3 0408+34A 2025:089:15:36:17.985  16.8 ACIS-S NONE  62.8981  34.7787 289.19  58.52 112.79 dss pspc rass
 ----      42533               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:089:20:57:17.091   0.9   --    --  185.4855   5.8238 201.12 169.50 113.83   


MAR2325A

Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      42544               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:082:03:00:00.000   0.9   --    --  105.9971 -40.9146 278.43 101.02  75.33   
 ----      42543               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:082:06:30:00.000   0.9   --    --   74.3120  -5.0135 267.34  72.16  45.80   
 ----      42542               CAL-ER (PER08) 2025:082:07:36:34.870   0.9   --    --  287.3000 -14.4000  94.80  75.80 159.29   
503528 TOO 29813    2              GRB250314A 2025:082:08:38:07.151  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 201.3039  -5.3036  77.85 160.65  84.82 dss pspc rass
705267 P1  29979    0            LEDA 1173286 2025:082:14:51:40.309  13.8 ACIS-S NONE 312.5121   0.6839  89.00  50.14 111.24 dss pspc rass
 ----      42541               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2025:082:19:02:58.891   0.0   --    --  282.8611  35.7754  85.05  81.18  46.60   
601605     28111    0                 NGC4248 2025:082:19:34:44.740  13.3 ACIS-I NONE 184.4788  47.4199 178.98 131.37  71.61 dss pspc rass
503501     28357    2          PSR J1813-1749 2025:082:23:57:53.068  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 273.4042 -17.8551  87.00  90.01 113.80 dss pspc rass
705017     28652    0                NGC 4579 2025:083:06:09:57.809  16.0 ACIS-S HETG 189.4542  11.8125 145.00 165.46 104.61 dss pspc rass
402588     30534    0              Cygnus X-2 2025:083:11:17:49.277  15.0 ACIS-S HETG 326.1614  38.2990  49.51  50.23 115.61 dss pspc rass
705017     30868    0                NGC 4579 2025:083:16:09:05.445  15.0 ACIS-S HETG 189.4570  11.8170 156.19 165.46 115.96 dss pspc rass
402588     30869    0              Cygnus X-2 2025:083:21:00:21.632  15.0 ACIS-S HETG 326.1606  38.2966  49.51  50.33 115.96 dss pspc rass
705093     28284    0    SDSS J133610.96+1845 2025:084:01:48:27.814  16.0 ACIS-S NONE 204.0684  18.7419 120.99 151.60 101.71 dss pspc rass
201663     28740    0                 LHS 475 2025:084:07:01:18.701  14.5  HRC-I NONE 290.3170 -82.5772  92.08  89.71 138.07 dss pspc rass
402551 P1  29769    0    1eRASS J143018.7-074 2025:084:11:39:35.496   6.0 ACIS-S NONE 217.5842  -7.7858  81.59 146.39  95.01 dss pspc rass
 ----      42540               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:084:13:40:42.209   3.0   --    --  194.4310  -1.4365  92.81 169.99  27.23   
 ----      42539               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:084:16:00:00.000   0.9   --    --  181.6000  -6.3000 326.20 174.77 126.16   
 ----      42538               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:084:16:51:02.263   3.0   --    --   87.8720 -41.7120 264.09  86.34  89.34   
 ----      42537               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:084:22:00:00.000   0.9   --    --  282.7571 -59.1141  97.94  87.64  78.57   
503503     28359    1                GW170817 2025:085:00:31:31.147  30.0 ACIS-S NONE 197.4336 -23.4019  31.62 155.42  67.72 dss pspc rass
503517     30460    2               SNR 1987A 2025:085:09:35:32.147  14.5  HRC-S LETG  83.8507 -69.2494 258.62  88.07  81.76 dss pspc rass
503503     30867    1                GW170817 2025:085:14:10:48.130  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 197.4334 -23.4015  30.70 155.86  81.45 dss pspc rass
402587     30530    0              4U 1626-67 2025:085:20:11:39.748  30.0 ACIS-S HETG 248.0655 -67.4868  65.12 102.42  54.12 dss pspc rass
 ----      42536               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:086:04:56:59.418   0.0   --    --  172.5465 -29.2074 332.03 150.43  64.48   
705360 CCT 30863    0    SDSSJ115741.94-03210 2025:086:05:26:45.131  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 179.4135  -3.3304 276.85 173.41  62.60 dss pspc rass
201647     30648    1               HD 284785 2025:086:10:20:46.131   8.0  HRC-I NONE  71.7753  20.8989 276.55  66.34 109.54 dss pspc rass
601638     30782    0                 NGC2090 2025:086:13:02:42.932  13.0 ACIS-S NONE  86.7467 -34.2508 262.42  83.67  59.01 dss pspc rass
503497     30106    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:086:17:07:18.541  28.8 ACIS-I NONE 165.4110 -61.0342 335.71 119.55  55.92 dss pspc rass
601715 CCT 30864    0               UGC 06850 2025:087:01:42:35.347  10.0 ACIS-I NONE 178.1444  -2.4562 270.00 171.43  91.71 dss pspc rass
 ----      42535               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:087:05:05:20.594   3.0   --    --   87.7800 -40.4390 261.87  85.04  93.81   
 ----      42534               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:087:06:31:06.687   3.0   --    --  178.8558  -4.3314 279.41 171.87  91.21   
 ----      42533               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:087:07:56:52.454   3.0   --    --   87.7800 -40.4390 261.76  85.00  91.18   
 ----      42532               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:087:12:30:00.000   0.9   --    --  178.8558  -4.3314 278.53 171.68  91.39   
 ----      42531               CAL-ER (PER06) 2025:087:13:30:19.909   0.9   --    --  190.2616  -5.6591  50.44 175.94 131.17   
402549 P1  29767    0    1eRASS J140339.9+093 2025:087:15:29:53.183   5.7 ACIS-S NONE 210.9349   9.6482 117.20 153.15  71.67 dss pspc rass
503504     28776    0                NGC 4449 2025:087:17:47:18.183  11.7  HRC-I NONE 187.0706  44.1037 182.98 132.77  66.67 dss pspc rass
 ----      42530               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2025:087:21:28:17.201   0.0   --    --  223.6302  13.1105 111.90 140.57  67.43   
402508     28836    0              4U 1626-67 2025:087:22:06:25.808  28.0 ACIS-S HETG 248.0642 -67.4856  63.60 103.84 100.32 dss pspc rass
901856     28729    0    [JDW2009] G359.55+0. 2025:088:06:23:50.972  28.0 ACIS-I NONE 265.9944 -29.2451  87.11 101.92  40.75 dss pspc rass
 ----      42529               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:088:14:36:16.878   0.0   --    --  223.6302  13.1105 112.74 141.06  66.44   
601587     28760    0                 NGC4261 2025:088:15:16:02.878  12.2  HRC-I NONE 184.8577   5.8367 199.55 170.13  87.65 dss pspc rass
201839 CCT 30866    0    Gaia DR2 16877479864 2025:088:19:21:38.329  14.6 ACIS-S NONE  59.1217  31.9740 288.01  55.42 117.41 dss pspc rass
802154     28854    0                   A1550 2025:088:23:59:19.512  27.3 ACIS-I NONE 187.2498  47.6405 178.99 128.74  87.84 dss pspc rass
201838 CCT 30865    0    2MASS J18352154-3123 2025:089:08:17:34.258   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 278.8505 -31.4160  93.23  91.91 124.86 dss pspc rass
503497     30109    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:089:10:14:14.442  18.3 ACIS-I NONE 165.4134 -61.0310 319.98 120.07  80.26 dss pspc rass
503525 P1  29810    0    eRASSU J130821.3+130 2025:089:16:12:06.015  14.7 ACIS-S NONE 197.1092  13.0477 138.00 161.28 165.72 dss pspc rass
 ----      42528               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:089:20:37:42.184   0.9   --    --  191.2220   2.8850 163.93 172.87  27.67   


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

Last modified: 03/25/25



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