ToO Information
Request ID: 53361
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: NEXT DAY
Proposal ID:
Target Info
Target Name: PSR J0540-6919
Target No.: 90
Category: MAGNETARS AND ROTATION-POWERED PULSARS
Coordinates[J2000]: (85.04667, -69.33171)
Exp (ks): 1
Extended: N
Extent Size:
Background Restriction: N
Remarks:
Constraint Details
Monitor: N
Criteria:
Phase Dependent: N
Epoch:
Period:
Min:
Max:
Remarks:
Specific Time: Y
Start: 2025-02-14 05:07 UTC
End: 2025-02-14 05:24 UTC
Remarks: NICER observations are requested between: 1. 2025-02-14 05:07:20-05:23:20 UTC.
ToO: Y
Coordinate Observation: Y
Observatory: GEMINI-SOUTH
Description: Simultaneous high time resolution optical observations will be performed using the newly-commissioned high speed optical photometer (Iqueye), outfitted on Gemini-South.
Uninterrupted: Y
Justification: Optical observations will be performed continuously using Gemini-South.
Estimated Count Rate (cts s-1): 18.890
Requester Information
Name: DR. AARON B. PEARLMAN
Status
Request Date (UTC): 2025-02-12 17:22:33
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2025-02-12T21:45:07
Reason:
Person: Auto
Status: Complete
Date: 2025-02-18 21:00:54.224458
Person:
Misc
Note:
Target Details
Nearest Target No: 7204
Nearest Taget Name: PSR_B0540-69
Separation (arcmin): 0.0006
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 90[PSR_B0540-69],7204[PSR_B0540-69]
Referenced Target Catalogue: /Home/eud/nicerweb/too/ags/NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V42h.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 87.0 deg at 2025:045:21:13:10 (UTC), 87.4 deg after 2 weeks
Planned Observations
AGS6 Reference: AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20250431800_20250560000_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20250442200_20250560000_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20250451400_20250581200_V02.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20250452100_20250601200_V01.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20250481900_20250631200_V03.txt.gz
Planned Snapshots:
| Observation Start |
Observation End |
Span |
Mode |
Observation ID |
| (YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) |
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) |
(seconds) |
Man/Opt |
|
| 2025-045T05:07:00 |
2025-045T05:23:20 |
980 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
Visibility
AGS3 Reference:
Visibility Report:
| Target Name |
Target ID |
Visibility Start |
Visibility End |
Span |
Initial |
Final |
Relative |
|
|
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) |
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) |
(seconds) |
Interference |
Interference |
Orbits |