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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.

APR2726A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
705289     30228    0                 NGC 424 2026:117:01:59:58.687  12.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  17.8652 -38.0834 160.33  53.92 111.63 dss pspc rass
705227     30189    0                 NGC5728 2026:117:06:02:42.771  11.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  54.00 172.97 122.56 dss pspc rass
705289     32321    0                 NGC 424 2026:117:09:57:13.147  18.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  17.8652 -38.0834 157.02  54.10 123.03 dss pspc rass
705227     30199    0                 NGC5728 2026:117:15:40:05.523  15.9 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  55.00 173.36 123.18 dss pspc rass
802228     30046    0        SPT-CLJ2223-5015 2026:117:20:41:16.338  22.5 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3 335.8333 -50.2659 122.84  82.27  93.06 dss pspc rass
705227     32320    0                 NGC5728 2026:118:03:32:34.117  15.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  58.36 173.84  93.58 dss pspc rass
802228     32319    0        SPT-CLJ2223-5015 2026:118:08:27:26.775  22.5 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3 335.8333 -50.2659 117.03  82.66  94.70 dss pspc rass
601693     29883    0    SDSS J152322.13+1241 2026:118:15:25:24.505  10.9 ACIS-S NONE       I2,S1,S2,S3 230.8422  12.6926 135.00 149.22 123.58 dss pspc rass
 ----      41528               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:118:18:54:39.212   3.0   --    --                    215.7000 -11.9000 182.14 177.69  54.73   
 ----      41527               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:118:21:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                      8.0000  58.0000  37.23  48.50 130.13   
 ----      41526               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:119:00:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     51.7000 -30.9500 200.80  47.69 179.03   
 ----      41525               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:119:02:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    205.0000 -36.0000 332.66 156.16 108.52   
 ----      41524               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:119:04:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     51.7000 -30.9500 200.61  47.70 108.52   
 ----      41523               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:119:06:00:00.000   1.0   --    --                    215.9000 -19.2500 340.00 175.09 127.60   
601633     31877    0                 NGC1317 2026:119:07:32:11.924  13.5 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4  50.6844 -37.1038 197.00  53.22 122.06 dss pspc rass
402636 TOO 31106    2               EP260321a 2026:119:11:54:34.364  60.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 149.9287   0.4184 254.17 112.59  98.43 dss pspc rass
790398     31735    3                  MKN421 2026:120:05:00:47.669  29.6 ACIS-S LETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1133  38.2088 221.98 108.80  48.19 dss pspc rass
802271 CCT 32317    0           MOOJ1415-1422 2026:120:13:48:34.340  13.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 213.8546 -14.3728 263.90 176.43  85.25 dss pspc rass
705322     30070    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:120:17:55:17.854  40.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 149.8249   2.0579 253.32 110.81  65.51 dss pspc rass
601693     32318    0    SDSS J152322.13+1241 2026:121:05:42:21.855  19.1 ACIS-S NONE          I2,S2,S3 230.8422  12.6926 155.14 149.62 112.05 dss pspc rass
 ----      41522               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:121:11:21:46.222   3.0   --    --                    219.9100 -13.5600 148.00 177.88  29.25   
 ----      41521               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:121:14:00:00.000   2.0   --    --                      8.0000  58.0000  40.73  48.57 129.70   
 ----      41520               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:121:16:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     51.2000 -31.1000 196.64  47.79 173.75   
 ----      41519               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:121:18:00:00.000   1.0   --    --                    186.4500 -39.8000 302.15 142.67  97.91   
 ----      41518               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:121:19:15:00.000   2.0   --    --                     51.7000 -30.9500 197.16  47.78  97.79   
 ----      41517               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:121:20:50:00.000   1.0   --    --                    215.9000 -19.2500 344.00 175.12 127.57   
601633     32322    0                 NGC1317 2026:121:22:30:01.239  14.5 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4  50.6844 -37.1038 188.00  53.46 122.05 dss pspc rass
201568     26961    1                   WR 25 2026:122:03:02:26.403  52.0 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 161.0433 -59.7198 290.97 119.01  68.00 dss pspc rass
601719     31627    0                 NGC3079 2026:122:18:12:10.239  32.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 150.4912  55.6798 233.99  88.57 124.04 dss pspc rass
802271 CCT 32323    0           MOOJ1415-1422 2026:123:03:43:15.308  13.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 213.8546 -14.3728 258.43 173.97 100.13 dss pspc rass
790398     31736    3                  MKN421 2026:123:07:52:28.177  41.4 ACIS-S LETG          S1,S2,S3 166.1133  38.2088 234.23 106.19  76.72 dss pspc rass
802271 CCT 32324    0           MOOJ1415-1422 2026:123:19:54:56.040  12.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 213.8546 -14.3728 257.51 173.31  76.34 dss pspc rass


APR2026A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
503704 DDT 32306    1              GRB260310A 2026:110:02:04:17.948   5.0 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 219.3173  71.8418 168.38  96.47  71.69 dss pspc rass
890280     31419    2              Abell 2319 2026:110:03:54:54.948  20.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2 290.3084  43.9493 103.25  87.36  42.86 dss pspc rass
601688     29878    0    SDSS J141525.26+0456 2026:110:10:01:14.987  15.9 ACIS-S NONE       I2,S1,S2,S3 213.8553   4.9340 160.22 162.59  78.75 dss pspc rass
601690     29880    0    SDSS J091934.51+4816 2026:110:15:01:32.145  23.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,S1,S2,S3 139.8939  48.2708 246.06  95.33  86.71 dss pspc rass
 ----      41541               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:110:21:59:08.278   3.0   --    --                    207.5740  -7.4340 190.64 175.73  84.46   
 ----      41540               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:110:23:30:40.972   3.0   --    --                    219.5603 -14.5696  76.25 168.78 117.20   
 ----      41539               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:111:03:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    337.6610 -10.1000 112.07  55.08 113.91   
 ----      41538               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:111:06:15:00.000   0.9   --    --                    216.3300 -13.4700  77.86 172.32 117.28   
 ----      41537               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:111:07:19:38.836   0.9   --    --                    201.9380 -13.5080 284.13 173.17 150.59   
705275     31864    0                NGC 2110 2026:111:08:32:00.548  14.0 ACIS-S HETG             S2,S3  88.0474  -7.4563 252.41  62.01 111.12 dss pspc rass
601661     30180    0                 NGC4941 2026:111:13:04:42.584  12.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 196.0547  -5.5516 259.00 165.80 107.40 dss pspc rass
802208     30026    0    DESI J090.9854-35.96 2026:111:17:03:03.597  20.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S3  90.9854 -35.9683 240.99  75.35 102.83 dss pspc rass
601673     29863    0              AM1724-622 2026:111:23:09:59.542  46.6 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 262.3229 -62.4636  54.99 117.12  81.45 dss pspc rass
601690     32311    0    SDSS J091934.51+4816 2026:112:12:58:40.197  23.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,S1,S2,S3 139.8939  48.2708 247.04  93.74 164.30 dss pspc rass
601688     32309    0    SDSS J141525.26+0456 2026:112:19:56:07.785  15.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,S1,S2,S3 213.8553   4.9340 168.04 162.43  83.82 dss pspc rass
901896 P1  31516    0                 Cyg X-2 2026:113:00:48:32.785  13.8  HRC-I HETG                   326.1715  38.3214  83.76  62.22 106.13 dss pspc rass
601688     32310    0    SDSS J141525.26+0456 2026:113:05:17:40.666  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,S1,S2,S3 213.8553   4.9340 169.28 162.36 106.34 dss pspc rass
790398     31399    3                  MKN421 2026:113:08:34:41.946  10.3 ACIS-S LETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1133  38.2088 228.77 114.42  66.85 dss pspc rass
 ----      41536               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:113:12:00:28.231   3.0   --    --                    206.1178 -12.7210 272.30 175.43  81.10   
 ----      41535               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:113:13:03:54.062   3.0   --    --                    205.5000 -13.4000 279.07 174.72   6.96   
 ----      41534               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:113:18:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    102.0000 -33.0000 248.90  81.49  95.94   
 ----      41533               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:113:21:59:00.000   0.9   --    --                    207.0000 -15.0000 299.90 175.33  94.06   
802208     32312    0    DESI J090.9854-35.96 2026:113:23:40:09.953  19.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S3  90.9854 -35.9683 239.99  74.37 101.39 dss pspc rass
802206     30024    0           Abell 3558 SE 2026:114:05:31:49.275  13.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 202.1263 -31.5904 333.41 159.25  87.70 dss pspc rass
802208     32313    0    DESI J090.9854-35.96 2026:114:09:43:32.562  18.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S3  90.9854 -35.9683 237.99  74.16  88.00 dss pspc rass
790398     31734    3                  MKN421 2026:114:15:21:38.915  39.7 ACIS-S LETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1133  38.2088 229.51 113.39 101.73 dss pspc rass
705538 CCT 32307    0    SDSSJ082015.61+59422 2026:115:02:49:03.079  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 125.0650  59.7079 253.00  80.17  34.64 dss pspc rass
601661     32314    0                 NGC4941 2026:115:06:11:19.245  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 196.0547  -5.5516 244.00 162.17  90.46 dss pspc rass
402613 P1  31083    0     NVSS J081604-235003 2026:115:09:30:58.469  17.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 124.0183 -23.8346 258.54  96.52  78.69 dss pspc rass
601661     32315    0                 NGC4941 2026:115:14:47:17.427  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 196.0547  -5.5516 244.05 161.81  78.67 dss pspc rass
291762     29530    2                    HZ43 2026:115:18:16:22.427   2.0  HRC-I LETG                   199.0898  29.0980 195.99 135.61  58.20 dss pspc rass
601677     29867    0              AM1006-380 2026:115:19:30:12.121  26.1 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 152.2792 -38.4011 277.78 121.03 112.48 dss pspc rass
 ----      41532               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:116:03:13:53.139   5.0   --    --                    205.5000 -13.4000 269.40 172.43  62.21   
 ----      41531               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:116:07:00:00.000   5.0   --    --                     85.5470 -18.2820 242.03  60.38 114.41   
 ----      41530               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:116:10:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    154.8000  -4.1000 256.71 121.33  69.03   
 ----      41529               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:116:13:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    104.0870 -26.8159 247.00  79.34  53.64   
601677     32308    0              AM1006-380 2026:116:16:00:48.912  22.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 152.2792 -38.4011 277.01 120.60  41.79 dss pspc rass
802206     32316    0           Abell 3558 SE 2026:116:22:33:00.341  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 202.1263 -31.5904 326.07 158.95  44.99 dss pspc rass


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

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