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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.

There is a link to previous weeks' short-term schedules at the bottom of this page.

OCT1926A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      41054               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:292:00:24:02.806   0.0   --    --                     20.8000 -54.5000 357.17 115.65  94.23   
705409     31701    0          CHQ J0210+0050 2026:292:00:55:39.488  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.5000   0.8400  48.37 167.24  70.93 dss pspc rass
201888     31541    0                   WR21a 2026:292:04:38:41.851  13.5 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 156.4855 -57.8121 123.50  59.81 108.93 dss pspc rass
705409     33521    0          CHQ J0210+0050 2026:292:09:03:24.207  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.5000   0.8400  48.37 167.37 108.93 dss pspc rass
201888     31542    0                   WR21a 2026:292:12:46:27.098  13.0 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 156.4855 -57.8121 123.13  59.85 108.97 dss pspc rass
705409     33522    0          CHQ J0210+0050 2026:292:17:02:49.979  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.5000   0.8400  48.37 167.50 108.97 dss pspc rass
201888     33516    0                   WR21a 2026:292:20:45:53.402  13.5 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 156.4855 -57.8121 122.75  59.89 109.01 dss pspc rass
 ----      41053               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2026:293:00:55:52.837   0.0   --    --                    310.0282 -59.3952 288.60  89.07  62.96   
503825 DDT 33449    0              SN 2016coi 2026:293:01:30:15.626  20.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 329.7672  18.1863 269.25 126.64  83.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41052               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:293:07:38:30.389   3.0   --    --                     20.7664  10.7315 263.06 176.19  50.32   
 ----      41051               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:293:09:12:23.688   3.0   --    --                    252.2623  -0.1431 283.66  48.39 127.75   
 ----      41050               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:293:10:46:17.062   3.0   --    --                     20.7664  10.7316 263.89 176.07 127.75   
 ----      41049               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:293:12:24:04.866   3.0   --    --                     28.4685  12.1772 117.10 175.95 145.34   
 ----      41048               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:293:15:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     78.9153  45.7499 109.96 122.15  57.37   
 ----      41047               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:293:18:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    206.0969  38.1960 358.63  48.61  83.69   
201854     31525    0                V444 Cyg 2026:293:20:51:12.706  30.0 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 304.8851  38.7317 272.23 104.06  74.15 dss pspc rass
 ----      41046               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:294:05:38:28.260   0.0   --    --                    355.2595  -3.1137 294.92 146.93  73.17   
705402     31255    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:294:06:13:30.313  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  15.00 175.10  86.33 dss pspc rass
 ----      41045               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2026:294:09:20:50.151   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 338.45 150.87  43.39   
901895     31466    0     CMZ Molecular Cloud 2026:294:09:58:34.394  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 266.5505 -28.8887 265.43  59.46  98.49 dss pspc rass
 ----      41044               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:294:14:41:27.120   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 338.13 150.73  98.45   
705402     31676    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:294:15:07:00.970  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  14.96 175.07  43.61 dss pspc rass
 ----      41043               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:294:18:14:26.142   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 337.92 150.63  43.78   
901895     33514    0     CMZ Molecular Cloud 2026:294:18:52:09.604  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 266.5505 -28.8887 265.39  59.10  98.43 dss pspc rass
 ----      41042               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:294:23:35:01.558   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 337.60 150.48  98.40   
705402     31691    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:295:00:00:41.695  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  15.00 175.02  44.08 dss pspc rass
 ----      41041               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:295:03:08:13.177   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 337.38 150.39  44.25   
901895     33515    0     CMZ Molecular Cloud 2026:295:03:45:55.886  12.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 266.5505 -28.8887 265.34  58.74  98.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41040               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:295:07:38:47.174   0.0   --    --                     15.1509 -16.5517 337.11 150.27  98.35   
705402     33519    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:295:08:04:32.647  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  15.00 174.95  44.47 dss pspc rass
201888     33517    0                   WR21a 2026:295:11:32:21.023  16.5 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 156.4855 -57.8121 119.77  60.18 115.38 dss pspc rass
705402     33520    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:295:16:48:29.395  20.4 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  15.00 174.87 115.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41039               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:295:23:12:22.808   3.0   --    --                    172.4316 -49.3395 131.02  47.71 127.92   
 ----      41038               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:296:00:37:52.294   3.0   --    --                    254.7126 -29.6744 257.62  47.81  89.96   
 ----      41037               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:296:05:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    338.7677 -18.2777 297.86 123.67  76.07   
 ----      41036               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:296:09:00:00.000   0.9   --    --                     69.5264  56.9003 127.49 124.24 147.33   
 ----      41035               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:296:09:39:17.032   0.9   --    --                    142.9966  59.6273  62.41  87.53  36.75   
 ----      41034               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:296:11:10:00.000   0.9   --    --                     28.1168  13.7300 168.35 177.60  91.09   
503827 DDT 33478    3               SN2026sqf 2026:296:12:13:47.411  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 159.6998  53.5095  48.47  76.60 101.88 dss pspc rass
 ----      41033               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2026:296:15:28:28.390   0.0   --    --                     78.2824  12.2176  85.31 130.64  76.57   
705385     31238    0               BOSS0210E 2026:296:16:02:26.023  19.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.2000   1.0000  22.37 168.65  81.50 dss pspc rass
 ----      41032               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:296:22:01:17.010   0.9   --    --                    167.9000 -47.2000 123.22  49.01 120.07   
705383     31650    0    [ZCA2021] BOSS1244 N 2026:296:23:00:36.533  14.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 191.0800  36.0800  21.88  50.26 126.64 dss pspc rass
 ----      41031               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:297:03:36:44.400   0.9   --    --                     30.7000  18.0000 159.21 173.21 122.84   
705385     33512    0               BOSS0210E 2026:297:04:38:57.501  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.2000   1.0000  19.77 168.64 139.66 dss pspc rass
 ----      41030               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:297:09:31:09.663   0.9   --    --                    167.9000 -47.2000 122.62  49.12 120.16   
705383     33518    0    [ZCA2021] BOSS1244 N 2026:297:10:30:20.058  14.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 191.0800  36.0800  22.34  50.56 125.95 dss pspc rass
 ----      41029               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:297:15:06:27.913   0.9   --    --                     30.7000  18.0000 162.30 173.51 122.84   
705385     33513    0               BOSS0210E 2026:297:16:09:52.841  14.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.2000   1.0000  17.41 168.63 145.04 dss pspc rass
 ----      41028               CAL-ER (IAT06) 2026:297:20:27:57.162   0.0   --    --                     76.2284 -11.9672  64.78 127.31  61.82   
503612 P1  31134    0    1eRASS J101111.1+083 2026:297:21:01:19.727  15.0 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S2,S3,S4 152.7954   8.5577  70.70  59.41  78.87 dss pspc rass
202003 CCT 33511    0    Gaia DR2 76117304500 2026:298:01:51:49.783  10.3 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  36.6401  15.3735 113.92 171.91 112.50 dss pspc rass
705426 P1  31279    0    SDSS J100207.03+1630 2026:298:05:22:52.896  17.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 150.5292  16.5135  63.00  64.66 107.48 dss pspc rass
705695 CCT 33510    0            QSOB0229+200 2026:298:10:45:07.651  10.7 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  38.2025  20.2881 132.97 168.25 105.36 dss pspc rass
 ----      41027               CAL-ER (PER13) 2026:298:14:08:00.996   3.0   --    --                     39.9165  12.7789  92.70 169.91  40.49   


OCT1226A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
100239     31806    0                 Jupiter 2026:284:19:56:45.972  14.5  HRC-S LETG                   143.6714  15.0575  68.00  57.02 114.56 dss pspc rass
705402     31688    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:285:00:39:24.545  10.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  82.59 169.70 114.64 dss pspc rass
802244     31770    0          RXJ0821.0+0752 2026:285:04:11:35.272  16.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 125.2600   7.8630  77.00  73.11  97.55 dss pspc rass
 ----      41071               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:285:09:25:16.267   3.0   --    --                     21.0000   8.0000  99.88 176.19 102.90   
 ----      41070               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:285:14:30:00.000   2.0   --    --                    150.0000   6.0000  74.82  49.18 127.27   
 ----      41069               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:285:16:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    106.0000  32.0000  84.48  95.19  48.86   
 ----      41068               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:285:19:45:00.000   3.0   --    --                     21.0000   8.0000  98.46 176.65  83.87   
705474     31439    0                  3C 234 2026:285:22:26:41.641  14.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 150.4563  28.7858  67.00  58.25 122.43 dss pspc rass
705402     33494    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:286:03:02:27.401  18.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  79.29 170.68 121.18 dss pspc rass
100239     31812    0                 Jupiter 2026:286:08:44:52.401  10.5  HRC-S LETG                   143.9117  14.9828  70.83  58.32 115.63 dss pspc rass
705402     31689    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:286:12:20:49.737  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  89.00 170.98 114.55 dss pspc rass
705474     33492    0                  3C 234 2026:286:17:12:28.585  16.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 150.4563  28.7858  59.20  58.98 117.66 dss pspc rass
601763 CCT 33485    0                [GH81] 2 2026:286:22:16:34.573  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  89.4029   7.4919  84.22 109.95  61.20 dss pspc rass
705402     33495    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:287:01:32:53.985  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  75.98 171.42  63.71 dss pspc rass
100239     31833    0                 Jupiter 2026:287:06:25:18.985  14.0  HRC-S LETG                   144.0544  14.9384  70.80  59.05 116.25 dss pspc rass
705402     31692    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:287:10:59:39.364  15.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  88.00 171.73 114.78 dss pspc rass
705474     33493    0                  3C 234 2026:287:15:51:21.097  16.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 150.4563  28.7858  59.55  59.85 117.88 dss pspc rass
705402     33496    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:287:20:59:42.830  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056  88.00 172.07 117.88 dss pspc rass
 ----      41067               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:288:00:46:18.599   3.0   --    --                    150.0000 -22.0000  97.99  49.61 123.52   
 ----      41066               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:288:03:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     26.0000   9.0000  95.57 173.79 125.95   
 ----      41065               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:288:05:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    151.0000  -2.0000  80.64  49.02 124.87   
 ----      41064               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:288:08:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    110.0000  45.0000  84.02  95.94  60.83   
 ----      41063               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:288:10:15:00.000   0.9   --    --                     26.0000   9.0000  94.82 174.11  85.85   
 ----      41062               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:288:11:17:00.000   3.0   --    --                    151.0000  -2.0000  77.00  49.29 124.91   
890279     31418    1         Perseus Cluster 2026:288:14:38:33.049   5.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  49.9508  41.5117 132.82 137.86  99.75 dss pspc rass
291821     31363    2                    Vega 2026:288:16:46:17.049   2.0  HRC-I NONE                   279.2366  38.7858 283.65  86.86  95.59 dss pspc rass
291819     31361    1                   ArLac 2026:288:17:43:48.264   5.0  HRC-S NONE                   332.1695  45.7426 243.46 124.55  39.17 dss pspc rass
802326 CCT 33483    0    RMJ011938.3+145352.8 2026:288:19:35:51.348   9.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  19.9095  14.8980 184.64 173.70  59.48 dss pspc rass
705443     31296    0    SDSS J141918.90+5102 2026:288:22:54:45.066  13.9 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 214.8288  51.0445 340.04  60.99 112.78 dss pspc rass
601762 CCT 33484    0               UGC 00891 2026:289:03:27:32.328   9.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  20.3288  12.4119 185.58 176.32 115.29 dss pspc rass
705443     33489    0    SDSS J141918.90+5102 2026:289:06:46:59.591  13.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 214.8288  51.0445 340.04  61.06 115.29 dss pspc rass
705693 CCT 33479    0    SDSSJ012046.10+15423 2026:289:11:04:03.328  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  20.1921  15.7110 186.39 173.11 112.03 dss pspc rass
705443     33490    0    SDSS J141918.90+5102 2026:289:14:31:07.067  13.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 214.8288  51.0445 340.04  61.13 112.03 dss pspc rass
802324 CCT 33481    0    RMJ234129.8+244043.1 2026:289:18:45:13.011   9.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 355.3743  24.6786 242.07 150.74  98.70 dss pspc rass
590806     31394    1           SNR G21.5-0.9 2026:289:22:05:58.011  10.0  HRC-S NONE                   278.3896 -10.5685 273.00  75.65  84.64 dss pspc rass
100241     31326    2                  DS Tuc 2026:290:01:24:52.715  13.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 354.9162 -69.1963 333.26  99.53  75.35 dss pspc rass
802325 CCT 33482    0    RMJ005504.9+054737.6 2026:290:05:37:02.937  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  13.7705   5.7938 293.62 171.44  90.02 dss pspc rass
503644     31166    0                  Kes 73 2026:290:09:00:32.991  22.9 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 280.3333  -4.9364 271.70  77.87  96.00 dss pspc rass
 ----      41061               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:290:16:00:24.204   3.0   --    --                     20.0000   9.0000 278.01 177.89 100.76   
 ----      41060               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:290:18:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    251.9000 -10.6000 273.18  48.90 128.89   
 ----      41059               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:290:22:30:00.000   1.0   --    --                    322.6000 -59.5000 295.00  96.41  75.26   
 ----      41058               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:291:00:00:00.000   2.0   --    --                    107.0000  31.0000  84.67  99.47 147.18   
 ----      41057               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:291:01:10:00.000   0.9   --    --                     26.0000  11.0000 114.43 176.22  76.83   
 ----      41056               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:291:02:12:00.000   2.0   --    --                    155.0000   5.0000  70.00  49.54 127.09   
 ----      41055               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:291:04:32:00.000   0.9   --    --                     36.0000  18.0000 121.53 164.50 116.15   
802244     33497    0          RXJ0821.0+0752 2026:291:05:34:18.137  13.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 125.2600   7.8630  74.00  79.03  89.20 dss pspc rass
890279     33491    1         Perseus Cluster 2026:291:09:43:35.558   5.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  49.9508  41.5117 135.25 140.13  77.06 dss pspc rass
202002 CCT 33486    0               V* PW And 2026:291:11:37:49.779   5.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3   4.5877  30.9554 222.45 152.68  69.32 dss pspc rass
503644     33487    0                  Kes 73 2026:291:13:45:23.133  10.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 280.3333  -4.9364 277.00  76.72  91.75 dss pspc rass
705694 CCT 33480    0              NGC7674_s1 2026:291:17:12:01.162   9.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 351.8534   8.7459 274.27 149.13  72.60 dss pspc rass
503644     33488    0                  Kes 73 2026:291:20:22:06.379  12.6 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 280.3333  -4.9364 267.50  76.47  73.14 dss pspc rass


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