ToO Information
Request ID: 36591
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: NEXT DAY
Proposal ID:
Target Info
Target Name: GRO J1008-57
Target No.: 1473
Category: X-RAY BINARIES
Coordinates[J2000]: (152.44569, -58.29322)
Exp (ks): 50
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:
Constraint Details
Monitor: Y
Criteria: Our NICER monitoring campaign should consist of 2 ks visits every day beginning April 7, 2020. Near peak luminosity we request twice-daily 2 ks integrations. As the source fades after peak we request 2 ks visits every 2 days until X-ray activity ceases.
Phase Dependent: N
Epoch:
Period:
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Max:
Remarks:
Specific Time: Y
Start: 2020-04-07 00:00 UTC
End: 2020-06-01 00:00 UTC
Remarks: These MJDs are approximate. We hope this outburst will be very bright and has long duration. If this is the case, we will want to adjust the NICER observation cadence to obtain a maximum science return for this TOO. Also, if NuSTAR executes a TOO on GRO J1008-57 we request as close as possible simultaneous NICER coverage.
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y
Observatory: NuSTAR
Description: If NuSTAR executes a TOO on GRO J1008-57 we request as close as possible simultaneous NICER coverage.
Uninterrupted: N
Justification:
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 100.000
Requester Information
Name: DR. MICHAEL THOMAS WOLFF
Status
Request Date (UTC): 2020-04-07 20:08:00
Disposition: Accepted
Date:
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Person:
Status: Complete
Date:
Person:
Misc
Note: 2 ks daily visits. 2x2ks vists near peak luminosity
Target Details
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Nearby Target (<3.0'):
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Sun Angle: No Data
Planned Observations
AGS6 Reference:
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Visibility
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