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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.

MAR3125A

Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      42532               CAL-ER (PER01) 2025:089:21:39:20.801   2.0   --    --  190.8500  -0.9400 152.83 176.57  48.78   
 ----      42531               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:089:23:40:00.000   1.0   --    --  343.0000  47.0000  36.16  48.63 127.97   
 ----      42530               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:090:00:55:00.000   1.0   --    --  332.2000 -28.3000 126.05  48.23 110.68   
 ----      42529               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:090:02:00:00.000   2.0   --    --  211.0000 -39.0000  34.75 139.95  93.23   
 ----      42528               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:090:03:30:00.000   1.0   --    --  335.5000 -55.5000 142.33  65.80  74.39   
 ----      42527               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:090:04:40:00.000   1.0   --    --  192.4000  -6.2000  53.78 176.45 113.88   
 ----      42526               CAL-ER (PER06) 2025:090:05:55:00.000   1.0   --    --  191.3000  -0.0200 157.21 175.56 103.63   
704971     28162    0                NGC 4102 2025:090:06:54:06.200  45.5 ACIS-S NONE 181.6339  52.7212 182.97 122.76  57.05 dss pspc rass
201661     28732    0                NGC 2440 2025:090:20:14:51.200  14.0  HRC-I NONE 115.4716 -18.1924 270.64 105.89 105.61 dss pspc rass
705282     29994    2                    M 87 2025:091:00:46:10.629   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 187.7223  12.4071 204.00 163.00 101.21 dss pspc rass
802196     30279    0         Perseus cluster 2025:091:02:50:14.533  14.5 ACIS-I NONE  49.9300  41.5167 303.01  51.17 113.54 dss pspc rass
802134     28319    0       PSZ2G284.59+70.84 2025:091:07:33:12.465   7.6 ACIS-I NONE 186.8725   8.8470 201.00 166.15 116.10 dss pspc rass
802196     30883    0         Perseus cluster 2025:091:10:20:42.281  17.0 ACIS-I NONE  49.9286  41.5174 303.01  50.89 116.10 dss pspc rass
601608     28114    0                 NGC4656 2025:091:15:41:25.571  24.7 ACIS-I NONE 191.0084  32.1798 172.99 143.18  98.50 dss pspc rass
201807     29738    3       4FGL J1809.2-2726 2025:091:23:14:55.439   5.0 ACIS-I NONE 272.3205 -27.4605  90.17 100.06 118.49 dss pspc rass
705143     29104    0    WISEA J092733.57+633 2025:092:01:24:16.333   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 141.9070  63.5563 230.73 102.36 137.32 dss pspc rass
705327     30510    0                     M87 2025:092:03:30:01.333   7.3  HRC-I NONE 187.7213  12.4034 192.00 162.39  60.62 dss pspc rass
402552 P1  29770    0    1eRASS J144413.3-091 2025:092:06:15:33.096   2.3 ACIS-S NONE 221.0547  -9.3375  67.00 150.30 127.63 dss pspc rass
802148     28333    0            Abell 3112 W 2025:092:07:38:27.153  13.9 ACIS-I NONE  49.0947 -44.1437 217.00  59.55 130.80 dss pspc rass
 ----      42525               CAL-ER (CTI01) 2025:092:12:12:53.301   3.0   --    --  192.0000  -9.0000   4.81 175.98 121.12   
 ----      42524               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:092:16:15:00.000   3.0   --    --   12.0000 -43.0000 180.27  48.07 128.04   
 ----      42523               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:092:19:00:00.000   3.0   --    --   46.0000 -30.0000 228.78  47.95  40.65   
 ----      42522               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:092:21:30:00.000   2.0   --    --  190.1000  -8.0000 326.64 176.57 128.78   
503497     28353    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:092:22:58:45.820  38.4 ACIS-I NONE 165.4032 -61.0322 328.72 120.64  58.67 dss pspc rass
705364 CCT 30875    0             HE1211-0513 2025:093:10:13:43.001   9.4 ACIS-S NONE 183.4676  -5.4813 270.63 171.00  87.54 dss pspc rass
100234     29676    2                 Jupiter 2025:093:13:34:24.001  14.5  HRC-S NONE  74.8680  22.4155 275.86  62.32 110.33 dss pspc rass
503497     30878    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:093:18:15:58.745  10.0 ACIS-I NONE 165.4046 -61.0294 317.97 120.73 109.86 dss pspc rass
503529 TOO 29814    2              GRB250314A 2025:093:21:42:07.362  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 201.3031  -5.3076  74.00 171.69 107.90 dss pspc rass
705301 P1  30013    0             GAMA5275222 2025:094:01:13:05.642   6.0 ACIS-S NONE 345.3852 -34.2197 140.02  47.61 129.62 dss pspc rass
601635     30148    0                 NGC1546 2025:094:03:22:46.328  10.0 ACIS-S NONE  63.6376 -56.0553 232.93  74.16  63.80 dss pspc rass
705363 CCT 30874    0              PG1149-110 2025:094:06:46:38.117   9.4 ACIS-S NONE 177.9979 -11.3526 287.00 163.83  97.63 dss pspc rass
100233     29675    2                 Jupiter 2025:094:10:05:43.117  14.5  HRC-S NONE  75.0092  22.5171 275.85  61.61 108.34 dss pspc rass
201840 CCT 30877    0    2RXS J120239.6-10424 2025:094:14:47:27.189   9.4 ACIS-S NONE 180.6477 -10.6923 286.00 166.27 110.56 dss pspc rass
601635     30882    0                 NGC1546 2025:094:18:01:58.306  18.7 ACIS-S NONE  63.6376 -56.0548 233.99  74.13 100.58 dss pspc rass
201808     29739    3       4FGL J1809.2-2726 2025:094:23:49:47.421   5.0 ACIS-I NONE 272.3212 -27.4621  89.96 103.03  93.08 dss pspc rass
705046     28237    0    SDSS J141705.98+4934 2025:095:01:51:27.325   3.0 ACIS-S NONE 214.3153  49.5779 156.07 121.71 102.74 dss pspc rass
 ----      42521               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:095:03:09:21.915   3.0   --    --  194.0000  -1.3000 180.69 175.31  55.79   
 ----      42520               CAL-ER (PER08) 2025:095:06:00:00.000   3.0   --    --  193.4000  -9.7000 348.37 176.27 167.77   
 ----      42519               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:095:08:00:00.000   3.0   --    --   12.0000 -43.0000 177.08  49.12 127.58   
 ----      42518               CAL-ER (PER09) 2025:095:10:40:00.000   3.0   --    --  326.0000   1.0000  97.29  48.47  83.75   
201806     29737    3       4FGL J1809.2-2726 2025:095:12:59:22.495   5.0 ACIS-I NONE 272.3217 -27.4629  89.93 103.54  59.14 dss pspc rass
705055     28246    0    SDSS J143108.88+2714 2025:095:14:58:11.467   4.0 ACIS-S NONE 217.8168  27.2292 142.51 139.70  89.92 dss pspc rass
503529 TOO 30879    2              GRB250314A 2025:095:16:33:34.708  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 201.3144  -5.3063  97.79 173.22  59.49 dss pspc rass
705365 CCT 30876    0            B2.2 2147+28 2025:095:22:50:05.721  16.0 ACIS-S NONE 327.4820  29.1577  68.30  50.08 124.58 dss pspc rass
705327     30884    0                     M87 2025:096:04:00:46.721  11.4  HRC-I NONE 187.7273  12.4051 187.00 159.89 125.21 dss pspc rass
503529 TOO 30880    2              GRB250314A 2025:096:07:41:51.845  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 201.3249  -5.3014 119.20 173.76  70.13 dss pspc rass
705362 CCT 30873    0    SDSSJ214337.32-00472 2025:096:12:35:38.428  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 325.9203  -0.8188  95.00  49.87 127.24 dss pspc rass
503529 TOO 30881    2              GRB250314A 2025:096:18:52:17.986  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 201.3198  -5.3090 102.97 174.16 125.22 dss pspc rass


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   


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

Last modified: 03/30/25



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