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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.

FEB2425A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      42641               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:054:23:01:52.004   0.9   --    --  218.9730  23.8580  77.60 119.51  67.43   
705329     30551    1                NGC 5548 2025:054:23:58:34.004  14.0  HRC-S LETG 214.5034  25.1192  78.00 123.51   4.50 dss pspc rass
 ----      42640               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:04:04:51.378   0.0   --    --  218.9730  23.8580  92.48 119.65  16.88   
704958     28560    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:055:04:31:33.670  13.7 ACIS-S NONE 170.8544  20.1978 131.99 163.12  48.82 dss pspc rass
901860     28132    0         IGR J22516+5610 2025:055:08:58:37.869   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 342.8594  56.1739 354.17  65.78 106.37 dss pspc rass
 ----      42639               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:055:11:02:53.021   1.2   --    --  159.0000  12.0000 150.89 177.05 114.32   
 ----      42638               CAL-ER (PER01) 2025:055:11:58:42.881   0.9   --    --  153.2910  11.5510 243.41 175.27  91.49   
 ----      42637               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:055:12:54:44.708   8.0   --    --   27.3636  34.6920 303.42  64.45 111.81   
 ----      42636               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:055:15:41:28.266   0.9   --    --  129.8100  33.3399 233.34 144.85  80.52   
 ----      42635               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:16:16:05.301   0.4   --    --  153.2910  11.5510 243.44 175.10  36.07   
 ----      42634               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:055:16:59:04.405   0.9   --    --   47.7000  46.8000 291.09  83.47  93.68   
 ----      42633               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:17:22:00.000   0.9   --    --   47.7000  46.8000 291.10  83.46   0.01   
 ----      42632               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:18:06:00.000   4.0   --    --   47.7000  46.8000 291.12  83.43   0.02   
 ----      42631               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:19:48:59.725   0.9   --    --  153.2910  11.5510 243.74 174.95  93.73   
 ----      42630               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:055:20:34:19.163   0.9   --    --  154.7070   6.9010 306.98 176.04  63.63   
704981     30587    0               Abell 370 2025:055:22:25:53.194  15.2 ACIS-I NONE  39.9482  -1.5705 272.00  62.08 119.87 dss pspc rass
705307     30239    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:056:03:20:04.118  14.3 ACIS-I NONE 150.3186   2.3031 306.00 169.57 114.07 dss pspc rass
704981     30823    0               Abell 370 2025:056:07:58:35.952  14.1 ACIS-I NONE  39.9465  -1.5699 275.50  61.68 113.39 dss pspc rass
705307     30820    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:056:12:33:58.557  11.7 ACIS-I NONE 150.3185   2.3069 297.00 169.38 111.95 dss pspc rass
802196     30278    0         Perseus cluster 2025:056:16:29:19.468  15.0 ACIS-I NONE  49.9291  41.5266 282.01  82.26 111.82 dss pspc rass
705329     30553    1                NGC 5548 2025:056:21:21:44.468  12.3  HRC-S LETG 214.5125  25.1180  97.99 124.84 114.72 dss pspc rass
201582     26975    2    Orion Nebula Cluster 2025:057:01:38:43.926  13.0 ACIS-I NONE  83.8048  -5.3762 280.47 103.62 163.08 dss pspc rass
705307     30821    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:057:05:46:33.059  12.0 ACIS-I NONE 150.3193   2.3027 306.00 169.00  70.44 dss pspc rass
802214 P1  30032    0     ACT-CL J0454.7-2016 2025:057:09:39:37.385   9.0 ACIS-S NONE  73.6801 -20.2846 279.66  90.95  79.07 dss pspc rass
705329     30555    1                NGC 5548 2025:057:13:04:13.499  10.6  HRC-S LETG 214.5110  25.1202  97.99 125.29 175.96 dss pspc rass
802196     30284    0         Perseus cluster 2025:057:16:42:34.753  10.2 ACIS-I NONE  49.9327  41.5238 280.61  81.32 114.47 dss pspc rass
601641     29646    0                 NGC2775 2025:057:20:07:45.226  15.7 ACIS-S NONE 137.5756   7.0343 275.40 157.92  90.94 dss pspc rass
705253 P1  29965    0    SDSS J112306.96+3028 2025:058:01:08:10.002   3.0 ACIS-S NONE 170.8079  30.4805 163.59 155.77 105.96 dss pspc rass
 ----      42629               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:02:21:27.385   0.9   --    --  159.0000  12.0000 196.12 176.29  35.30   
 ----      42628               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:03:03:25.844   0.9   --    --  153.2910  11.5510 245.50 172.63  48.52   
 ----      42627               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:03:59:28.806   7.0   --    --   27.3636  34.6920 304.66  62.04 111.90   
 ----      42626               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:06:29:32.359   0.9   --    --  129.8100  33.3399 235.21 142.46  80.52   
 ----      42625               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:07:30:00.000   0.9   --    --   29.0000  49.0000 308.28  71.44  71.94   
 ----      42624               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:08:50:00.000   0.9   --    --   29.0000  49.0000 308.31  71.40   0.03   
 ----      42623               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:09:33:00.000   3.0   --    --   29.0000  49.0000 308.33  71.38   0.02   
 ----      42622               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:10:55:45.495   0.9   --    --  140.0000  33.0000 221.86 148.94  77.66   
 ----      42621               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:11:44:11.976   3.0   --    --   29.0000  49.0000 308.40  71.31  77.66   
601694     29884    0    SDSS J095322.22+2026 2025:058:13:41:41.225  15.3 ACIS-S NONE 148.3341  20.4532 229.00 163.08  92.64 dss pspc rass
704981     30824    0               Abell 370 2025:058:18:36:26.448  12.9 ACIS-I NONE  39.9472  -1.5714 276.00  59.36 109.14 dss pspc rass
 ----      42620               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2025:058:22:38:52.453   0.0   --    --   80.0000  65.0000 265.15 101.23  73.95   
705329     30556    1                NGC 5548 2025:058:23:18:38.453  11.8  HRC-S LETG 214.5113  25.1197  97.99 126.26  92.84 dss pspc rass
704958     30813    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:059:03:00:10.016  15.2 ACIS-S NONE 170.8555  20.1945 125.99 164.59  41.69 dss pspc rass
503553 P1  29838    0          PSR J1809-2332 2025:059:07:54:22.407  15.0 ACIS-I NONE 272.4714 -23.5514  86.00  67.38 114.18 dss pspc rass
704958     30814    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:059:12:45:14.791  11.3 ACIS-S NONE 170.8560  20.1942 125.99 164.70 114.18 dss pspc rass
 ----      42619               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2025:059:16:21:02.787   0.0   --    --  138.5869  66.3614 206.34 119.41  74.10   
802196     30285    0         Perseus cluster 2025:059:16:48:33.057  13.0 ACIS-I NONE  49.9282  41.5227 290.52  79.46  52.45 dss pspc rass
705329     30822    1                NGC 5548 2025:059:21:07:38.057  10.5  HRC-S LETG 214.5115  25.1194  97.99 126.89 116.44 dss pspc rass
601642     29647    0                 NGC3059 2025:060:00:45:04.310  18.5 ACIS-S NONE 147.5326 -73.9314 345.65  97.85 121.22 dss pspc rass
 ----      42618               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2025:060:06:19:05.852   0.0   --    --  121.3987 -15.1503 296.67 133.68  66.12   
601694     30819    0    SDSS J095322.22+2026 2025:060:06:52:21.705  14.8 ACIS-S NONE 148.3337  20.4518 229.00 161.50  78.36 dss pspc rass
201773     29704    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:060:11:31:02.529   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7081  17.0122 277.39  91.65  74.31 dss pspc rass
705359 CCT 30812    0           B2.3 0420+39A 2025:060:12:19:55.529  17.0 ACIS-S NONE  65.9250  40.0905 279.87  89.99  23.62 dss pspc rass
201774     29705    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:060:17:22:58.970   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7084  17.0117 277.35  91.41  23.62 dss pspc rass
 ----      42617               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:18:23:15.889   3.0   --    --  159.0000  12.0000 217.69 174.24  89.02   
 ----      42616               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:19:34:16.746   0.9   --    --  155.8000  10.6000 245.07 172.57  26.97   
 ----      42615               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:20:30:51.811   7.0   --    --   27.3636  34.6920 305.97  59.60 114.30   
 ----      42614               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:23:00:55.389   0.9   --    --  129.8100  33.3399 236.92 139.99  80.52   
 ----      42613               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:23:47:27.290   0.9   --    --   41.3146  38.2202 296.40  70.89  69.07   
 ----      42612               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:061:00:17:00.000   0.9   --    --   41.3146  38.2202 296.41  70.87   0.01   
 ----      42611               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:061:01:00:00.000   6.5   --    --   41.3146  38.2202 296.42  70.85   0.02   
 ----      42610               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:061:03:26:40.401   1.4   --    --  155.8000  10.6000 245.24 172.25 102.78   
201775     29706    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:061:04:49:14.388   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7083  17.0118 277.31  90.94  81.64 dss pspc rass
601641     30815    0                 NGC2775 2025:061:05:44:30.678  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 137.5758   7.0338 277.00 154.79  66.47 dss pspc rass
601642     30817    0                 NGC3059 2025:061:09:08:25.318  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 147.5360 -73.9312 344.37  98.28  97.85 dss pspc rass
201776     29707    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:061:13:56:47.844   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7082  17.0120 277.29  90.55 102.94 dss pspc rass
601642     30818    0                 NGC3059 2025:061:15:00:06.671  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 147.5369 -73.9311 340.00  98.35 102.66 dss pspc rass
201777     29708    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:061:19:48:28.113   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7096  17.0115 274.00  90.30 102.86 dss pspc rass
601641     30816    0                 NGC2775 2025:061:20:43:39.150  10.3 ACIS-S NONE 137.5763   7.0329 271.62 154.18  66.08 dss pspc rass


FEB1725A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      42661               CAL-ER (PER17) 2025:047:15:02:42.597   3.0   --    --  160.8729   4.1296  52.30 166.56 162.95   
 ----      42660               CAL-ER (PER18) 2025:047:17:20:00.000   0.9   --    --  231.0669 -42.0958  74.94  88.42  78.47   
 ----      42659               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:047:18:30:19.418   0.9   --    --   47.2421  45.3172 287.67  89.79 176.13   
 ----      42658               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:047:19:00:00.000   0.9   --    --   47.2421  45.3172 287.68  89.77   0.01   
 ----      42657               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:047:19:45:00.000   3.0   --    --   47.2421  45.3172 287.70  89.74   0.02   
 ----      42656               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:047:21:09:34.428   0.9   --    --  146.7297  15.1835 228.95 175.41  85.83   
704956     28147    0         IRAS 03582+6012 2025:048:00:31:02.138  33.0 ACIS-S NONE  60.6092  60.3673 275.89 100.59  76.50 dss pspc rass
802201     30372    0               Abell 795 2025:048:10:14:46.471  11.0 ACIS-S NONE 141.0125  14.1730 258.21 170.19  82.07 dss pspc rass
705118     28847    0               Abell 370 2025:048:13:56:04.922  14.0 ACIS-I NONE  39.9473  -1.5715 276.00  69.10 101.13 dss pspc rass
802201     30807    0               Abell 795 2025:048:18:27:23.416  11.5 ACIS-S NONE 141.0125  14.1733 258.03 169.84 101.14 dss pspc rass
704981     28610    0               Abell 370 2025:048:22:17:03.115  14.5 ACIS-I NONE  39.9461  -1.5717 279.00  68.76 101.23 dss pspc rass
291770     29538    1                 Capella 2025:049:03:01:08.115  14.5  HRC-I HETG  79.1615  46.0144 265.56 110.64  58.88 dss pspc rass
601664     30181    0                 NGC5134 2025:049:07:56:04.728  31.4 ACIS-S NONE 201.3367 -21.1364  58.00 121.25 170.00 dss pspc rass
291770     30806    1                 Capella 2025:049:17:32:38.160  14.5  HRC-I HETG  79.1637  46.0108 265.01 110.09 169.76 dss pspc rass
 ----      42655               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2025:049:21:55:35.407   0.0   --    --  154.3739  72.4589 177.63 118.97  46.19   
704958     28567    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:049:22:26:59.269  18.3 ACIS-S NONE 170.8492  20.1941 116.99 160.12  69.96 dss pspc rass
 ----      42654               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:050:04:12:01.440   0.9   --    --  303.0000  33.0000  37.47  52.51 110.28   
 ----      42653               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:050:05:04:35.486   0.9   --    --   49.9558  27.2406 285.88  84.27  96.23   
 ----      42652               CAL-ER (PER08) 2025:050:05:51:55.901   3.0   --    --  130.1888  19.9728 251.42 156.82  72.71   
 ----      42651               CAL-ER (PER09) 2025:050:08:00:00.000   0.9   --    --   40.0000  40.0000 293.44  80.59  78.23   
 ----      42650               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:050:10:28:00.000   0.9   --    --   40.0000  40.0000 293.47  80.50   0.03   
 ----      42649               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:050:11:10:00.000   0.9   --    --   40.0000  40.0000 293.48  80.47   0.02   
802201     30808    0               Abell 795 2025:050:14:39:29.388  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 141.0131  14.1705 256.94 168.02  91.34 dss pspc rass
705118     30805    0               Abell 370 2025:050:19:27:28.627  15.0 ACIS-I NONE  39.9480  -1.5733 277.00  66.97 101.19 dss pspc rass
802201     30374    0               Abell 795 2025:051:00:15:27.891  12.0 ACIS-S NONE 141.0127  14.1723 256.87 167.60 101.19 dss pspc rass
704981     28612    0               Abell 370 2025:051:04:13:27.161  14.0 ACIS-I NONE  39.9472  -1.5720 277.00  66.61 101.20 dss pspc rass
802201     30809    0               Abell 795 2025:051:08:44:46.478  13.0 ACIS-S NONE 141.0125  14.1736 256.76 167.24 101.20 dss pspc rass
704981     28630    0               Abell 370 2025:051:12:59:26.322  14.0 ACIS-I NONE  39.9462  -1.5712 278.00  66.25 101.24 dss pspc rass
802201     30376    0               Abell 795 2025:051:17:30:46.239  13.0 ACIS-S NONE 141.0122  14.1748 256.62 166.87 101.24 dss pspc rass
704981     30801    0               Abell 370 2025:051:21:45:24.594  13.0 ACIS-I NONE  39.9468  -1.5694 274.00  65.91 101.13 dss pspc rass
601595     28532    0               Sextans A 2025:052:02:04:18.771  12.8 ACIS-S NONE 152.7474  -4.7007 336.00 164.54 120.31 dss pspc rass
704981     30803    0               Abell 370 2025:052:06:19:56.763  12.0 ACIS-I NONE  39.9468  -1.5686 273.00  65.57 120.60 dss pspc rass
 ----      42648               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:052:10:04:48.627   0.0   --    --   41.6127  56.8436 295.03  86.72  62.39   
601593     28099    0                MRK 1486 2025:052:10:36:29.030  32.0 ACIS-S NONE 209.9873  57.4166  98.88 117.10  71.21 dss pspc rass
 ----      42647               CAL-ER (PER10) 2025:052:20:02:33.360   3.0   --    --   83.2784  51.9890 261.99 109.36  76.12   
 ----      42646               CAL-ER (PER11) 2025:052:21:21:13.141   3.0   --    --  146.3909  18.5831 226.86 168.23  59.23   
 ----      42645               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:052:23:30:00.000   0.9   --    --   35.6575  41.6224 298.03  75.92  92.26   
 ----      42644               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:053:01:55:00.000   0.9   --    --   35.6575  41.6224 298.07  75.83   0.04   
 ----      42643               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:053:02:40:00.000   3.0   --    --   35.6575  41.6224 298.09  75.80   0.02   
 ----      42642               CAL-ER (PER14) 2025:053:04:03:47.778   3.0   --    --   62.1385 -35.0191 276.63  81.53  82.33   
601595     30799    0               Sextans A 2025:053:06:21:36.848  16.0 ACIS-S NONE 152.7504  -4.7006 331.50 164.83  88.92 dss pspc rass
704981     30804    0               Abell 370 2025:053:11:30:11.188  14.0 ACIS-I NONE  39.9479  -1.5721 275.00  64.41 118.83 dss pspc rass
802201     30810    0               Abell 795 2025:053:16:01:29.996  13.0 ACIS-S NONE 141.0126  14.1731 255.97 164.93 101.16 dss pspc rass
704981     30802    0               Abell 370 2025:053:20:16:08.166  12.5 ACIS-I NONE  39.9481  -1.5704 272.00  64.05 101.11 dss pspc rass
402553 P1  29771    0    1eRASS J144611.0-172 2025:054:00:36:00.871   1.0 ACIS-S NONE 221.5422 -17.4106  60.00 109.90 162.20 dss pspc rass
704971     28582    0                NGC 4102 2025:054:01:29:43.063  30.0 ACIS-S NONE 181.6353  52.7020 137.97 132.59  96.91 dss pspc rass
503546 P1  29831    0              SN 2023zaw 2025:054:10:17:22.107  20.0 ACIS-S NONE  67.3055  70.4490 272.65  99.49  54.68 dss pspc rass
704958     30800    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:054:16:26:08.937  12.0 ACIS-S NONE 170.8539  20.1972 129.99 162.90  89.76 dss pspc rass
201809 P1  29740    0       4FGL J1902.5+0654 2025:054:20:26:22.991   7.5 ACIS-I NONE 285.6501   6.8942  72.64  53.75 111.30 dss pspc rass


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

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