ToO Information
Request ID: 53364
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: NEXT DAY
Proposal ID:
Target Info
Target Name: XSS J12270-4859
Target No.: 5078
Category: MAGNETARS AND ROTATION-POWERED PULSARS
Coordinates[J2000]: (186.99468, -48.89521)
Exp (ks): 4
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: 2025-02-13 07:12 UTC
End: 2025-02-16 06:52 UTC
Remarks: NICER observations are requested between: 1. 2025-02-13 07:13:00-07:30:00 UTC; 2. 2025-02-13 07:32:40-07:38:00 UTC; 3. 2025-02-13 08:45:40-09:03:00 UTC; 4. 2025-02-16 06:24:40-06:51:40 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): 0.100
Requester Information
Name: DR. AARON B. PEARLMAN
Status
Request Date (UTC): 2025-02-12 18:04:38
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2025-02-12T21:45:07
Reason:
Person: Auto
Status: Complete
Date: 2025-02-18 21:01:24.536662
Person:
Misc
Note:
Target Details
Nearest Target No: 6742
Nearest Taget Name: XSS_J12270-4859
Separation (arcmin): 0.0028
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 5078[XSS_J12270-4859],6554[XSS_J12270-4859],6742[XSS_J12270-4859],7208[XSS_J12270-4859]
Referenced Target Catalogue: /Home/eud/nicerweb/too/ags/NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V42h.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 109.5 deg at 2025:045:21:13:13 (UTC), 119.2 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 |
|
| 2025-044T07:17:00 |
2025-044T07:37:49 |
1249 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2025-044T08:50:00 |
2025-044T09:03:00 |
780 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2025-047T06:29:20 |
2025-047T06:51:40 |
1340 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2025-049T08:01:20 |
2025-049T08:08:48 |
448 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2025-049T08:22:30 |
2025-049T08:24:20 |
110 |
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 |