ToO Information
Request ID: 53410
Request Type: NEW
ToO Urgency: NEXT DAY
Proposal ID:
Target Info
Target Name: PSR J1231-1411
Target No.: 1725
Category: MAGNETARS AND ROTATION-POWERED PULSARS
Coordinates[J2000]: (187.79714, -14.19545)
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: 2025-02-18 05:20 UTC
End: 2025-02-18 07:13 UTC
Remarks: NICER observations are requested between: 1. 2025-02-18 05:20:20-05:40:20 UTC; 2. 2025-02-18 06:32:00-06:45:00 UTC; 3. 2025-02-18 06:53:00-07:13:00 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): 0.210
Requester Information
Name: DR. AARON B. PEARLMAN
Status
Request Date (UTC): 2025-02-17 15:03:17
Disposition: Accepted
Date: 2025-02-17T20:20:07
Reason:
Person: Auto
Status: Complete
Date: 2025-02-20 14:22:19.165782
Person:
Misc
Note:
Target Details
Nearest Target No: 1725
Nearest Taget Name: PSR_J1231-1411
Separation (arcmin): 0.0002
Nearby Target (<3.0'): 1725[PSR_J1231-1411]
Referenced Target Catalogue: /Home/eud/nicerweb/too/ags/NICER2_Xray_Target_List_V42j.csv.gz
Sun Angle: 137.6 deg at 2025:051:03:44:03 (UTC), 151.0 deg after 2 weeks
Planned Observations
AGS6 Reference: AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20250481900_20250631200_V03.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20250501300_20250631200_V02.txt.gz,AGS6_STSCH_schedule_20250510200_20250631200_V01z.txt.gz
Planned Snapshots:
| Observation Start |
Observation End |
Span |
Mode |
Observation ID |
| (YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) |
(YYYY-DDDTHH:MM:SS) |
(seconds) |
Man/Opt |
|
| 2025-049T05:24:53 |
2025-049T05:36:40 |
707 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2025-049T06:35:00 |
2025-049T06:45:00 |
600 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2025-049T06:53:37 |
2025-049T07:09:40 |
963 |
Mandatory |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T00:35:24 |
2025-061T00:54:00 |
1115 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T03:40:24 |
2025-061T03:59:00 |
1116 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T05:13:24 |
2025-061T05:32:00 |
1116 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T06:46:23 |
2025-061T07:05:00 |
1116 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T08:19:44 |
2025-061T08:38:00 |
1096 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T09:52:44 |
2025-061T10:11:00 |
1096 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T11:25:44 |
2025-061T11:44:00 |
1096 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T12:58:44 |
2025-061T13:17:00 |
1096 |
Optimize |
99999999 |
| 2025-061T14:32:04 |
2025-061T14:50:00 |
1076 |
Optimize |
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 |