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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.

SEP2126A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
402585 TOO 30051    2            EXO 0748-676 2026:264:01:45:22.375  11.3 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 117.1405 -67.7521 110.05  80.17 108.21 dss pspc rass
 ----      41125               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:264:05:33:17.294   3.0   --    --                      1.6000  -2.1362  69.96 176.21 108.13   
 ----      41124               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:264:07:08:47.799   6.0   --    --                    353.6700  -2.8540 294.69 175.12 135.04   
 ----      41123               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:264:09:23:57.424   3.0   --    --                    265.0000 -44.0000 267.22  88.25  88.47   
890274     31413    2         Perseus Cluster 2026:264:19:22:59.019  10.0 ACIS-I NONE             I2,I3  49.9508  41.5117 118.38 117.41 175.44 dss pspc rass
705461     31712    0                  3CR 17 2026:264:22:41:56.534  13.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3   9.5855  -2.1279  81.70 168.99  75.56 dss pspc rass
601729     31230    0    SDSS J083721.87+1921 2026:265:03:00:46.536  12.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 129.3411  19.3530  74.75  52.02 120.00 dss pspc rass
705470     31435    0             PG 1700+518 2026:265:07:00:46.525  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 255.3533  51.8222 270.01  81.30 110.25 dss pspc rass
890275     31414    1         Perseus Cluster 2026:265:10:21:40.777  10.0 ACIS-I NONE             I0,I1  49.9508  41.5117 118.51 117.96  84.32 dss pspc rass
705461     33445    0                  3CR 17 2026:265:13:42:22.713  16.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3   9.5855  -2.1279  70.00 169.48  83.40 dss pspc rass
402585 TOO 33436    2            EXO 0748-676 2026:265:18:47:33.290  23.7 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 117.1405 -67.7521 107.54  80.04 103.54 dss pspc rass
802240     31744    0     ACT-CL J0123.5-0428 2026:266:01:59:02.689  15.0 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S1,S2,S3  20.8805  -4.4751  70.00 158.37  94.45 dss pspc rass
503621     31143    0               msh 11-62 2026:266:06:51:27.689  12.1  HRC-I NONE                   167.9800 -60.6359 162.04  61.33 113.99 dss pspc rass
402645 P1  31345    0            V4641 Sgr S1 2026:266:10:46:43.892  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3 274.8401 -25.4072 270.00  94.33  78.02 dss pspc rass
890276     31415    1         Perseus Cluster 2026:266:14:23:36.669  10.0 ACIS-I NONE             I0,I1  49.9508  41.5117 119.21 118.97 156.21 dss pspc rass
802205     30412    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:266:17:37:05.500   9.9 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 164.75 163.13  50.91 dss pspc rass
 ----      41122               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:266:21:00:40.002   6.0   --    --                    179.2800  61.9000   1.28  62.10 101.80   
 ----      41121               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:266:23:23:05.619   3.0   --    --                     91.7819 -29.9988  90.44  88.78 121.17   
 ----      41120               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:267:00:47:33.898   5.4   --    --                      5.4100  -2.9900  58.66 174.17  85.37   
 ----      41119               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:267:02:52:02.161   3.0   --    --                     91.7819 -29.9988  90.33  88.88  85.37   
890277     31416    1         Perseus Cluster 2026:267:11:22:09.049  10.0 ACIS-I NONE             I2,I3  49.9508  41.5117 119.54 119.77  84.02 dss pspc rass
802240     33446    0     ACT-CL J0123.5-0428 2026:267:14:42:10.825  13.5 ACIS-S NONE          S1,S2,S3  20.8805  -4.4751  67.00 159.60  80.38 dss pspc rass
503621     33441    0               msh 11-62 2026:267:19:09:35.825  12.0  HRC-I NONE                   167.9800 -60.6359 157.53  60.91 114.31 dss pspc rass
802237     30522    0    1RXS J021649.0+70355 2026:267:23:21:30.579  26.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  34.2042  70.5978 131.95 106.85 163.86 dss pspc rass
802205     33439    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:268:07:03:11.538   9.7 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 165.00 164.06  57.82 dss pspc rass
601729     33442    0    SDSS J083721.87+1921 2026:268:10:27:20.169  13.2 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 129.3411  19.3530  67.40  55.24 118.62 dss pspc rass
802205     33440    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:268:14:49:11.789  10.4 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 165.00 164.23 118.62 dss pspc rass
601729     33443    0    SDSS J083721.87+1921 2026:268:18:23:54.859  13.7 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 129.3411  19.3530  68.00  55.56 118.51 dss pspc rass
802322 CCT 33434    0    RMJ004525.1+100754.8 2026:268:22:52:57.237  10.4 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  11.3547  10.1319 134.68 167.16 113.43 dss pspc rass
601729     33444    0    SDSS J083721.87+1921 2026:269:02:26:48.627  13.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 129.3411  19.3530  68.00  55.89 113.43 dss pspc rass
201881 P1  31067    0                HD 30589 2026:269:06:45:53.627   5.0  HRC-I NONE                    72.3839  15.8887  94.58 109.69  54.69 dss pspc rass
802240     33447    0     ACT-CL J0123.5-0428 2026:269:08:38:12.310  11.4 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S1,S2,S3  20.8805  -4.4751  73.22 160.91  60.65 dss pspc rass
 ----      41118               CAL-ER (PER16) 2026:269:12:19:53.307   0.9   --    --                     94.0000 -30.0000  89.55  88.33  73.63   
 ----      41117               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:269:13:17:41.173   6.0   --    --                    179.2800  61.9000   3.96  63.19 119.77   
 ----      41116               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:269:15:35:42.762   2.0   --    --                      1.1000  16.8220 186.72 164.34 101.37   
 ----      41115               CAL-ER (PER13) 2026:269:16:44:39.956   5.4   --    --                    356.0230   0.4700 276.75 173.02  90.54   
 ----      41114               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:269:18:52:12.002   3.0   --    --                    257.0000   0.0000 271.37  73.96  99.15   
 ----      41113               CAL-ER (PER14) 2026:269:23:30:00.000   1.2   --    --                    331.7612   0.2729 272.25 148.51  74.77   
 ----      41112               CAL-ER (PER15) 2026:270:00:18:20.328   0.9   --    --                    274.0000   0.6562 271.42  90.75  57.77   
402645     33448    0            V4641 Sgr S1 2026:270:03:06:44.130  12.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3 274.8401 -25.4072 266.00  90.69  26.64 dss pspc rass
890278     31417    1         Perseus Cluster 2026:270:07:16:35.593   9.7 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  49.9508  41.5117 121.07 122.25 154.61 dss pspc rass
705691 CCT 33433    0    SDSSJ235651.40+15184 2026:270:10:32:04.476  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 359.2142  15.3134 210.00 165.61  79.12 dss pspc rass
802202     30380    0              Abell 2108 2026:270:14:00:04.804  14.2 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2 235.0083  17.8703 280.00  54.09 116.27 dss pspc rass
802323 CCT 33435    0    RMJ232434.6+080736.1 2026:270:18:37:06.296  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 351.1442   8.1267 244.06 165.76 111.86 dss pspc rass
802202     33437    0              Abell 2108 2026:270:22:04:07.402  12.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2 235.0083  17.8703 286.05  53.87 111.83 dss pspc rass


SEP1426A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
201811     29742    0    [CTC2021] Vela C CR1 2026:257:02:46:35.221   8.5 ACIS-I NONE I0,I1,I2,I3,S2,S3 134.8542 -43.5417 127.02  57.55  97.90 dss pspc rass
503608     31130    0              SN 2021ocs 2026:257:05:48:06.738  10.0 ACIS-S NONE I2,I3,S1,S2,S3,S4   1.6145 -13.4158  45.00 166.11 109.61 dss pspc rass
201811     33220    0    [CTC2021] Vela C CR1 2026:257:09:14:30.841  11.0 ACIS-I NONE I0,I1,I2,I3,S2,S3 134.8542 -43.5417 134.60  57.57 109.06 dss pspc rass
503608     33230    0              SN 2021ocs 2026:257:12:57:34.366  10.0 ACIS-S NONE I2,I3,S1,S2,S3,S4   1.6145 -13.4158  44.08 166.20 109.01 dss pspc rass
201811     33221    0    [CTC2021] Vela C CR1 2026:257:16:23:58.098  13.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 134.8542 -43.5417 134.27  57.60 109.03 dss pspc rass
201996 CCT 33219    0    2RXS J224322.5-24243 2026:257:20:48:51.086  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 340.8460 -24.4144 334.99 156.12 109.72 dss pspc rass
705227     30194    0                 NGC5728 2026:258:00:15:28.992  11.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 248.00  51.71 110.09 dss pspc rass
705674 CCT 33215    0    SDSSJ231240.03-08391 2026:258:04:01:44.802   9.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 348.1668  -8.6555 320.92 172.95 123.44 dss pspc rass
705227     33226    0                 NGC5728 2026:258:07:23:02.165  17.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 247.00  51.42 123.55 dss pspc rass
705677 CCT 33218    0    SDSSJ224240.98-00252 2026:258:12:48:19.374   9.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 340.6707  -0.4227 262.00 167.48 119.04 dss pspc rass
601747 DDT 32461    0               AT2024dky 2026:258:16:09:04.374   9.5  HRC-I NONE                   222.8233  16.4338 279.90  50.70 116.94 dss pspc rass
503537     30125    0            SNR G1.9+0.3 2026:258:19:16:53.965  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3 267.1875 -27.1667 269.22  94.90  62.97 dss pspc rass
 ----      41142               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:258:22:36:40.321   1.0   --    --                    349.9000  -4.5000 295.45 176.24  81.49   
 ----      41141               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:259:00:00:00.000   1.0   --    --                    354.0000   1.0000 170.45 176.09 125.23   
 ----      41140               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:259:01:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    161.5000  49.0000  16.30  47.27 128.85   
 ----      41139               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:259:04:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    354.0000   1.0000 172.71 176.17 128.87   
 ----      41138               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:259:06:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                     95.0000  45.0000  83.87  80.01 101.57   
 ----      41137               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:259:09:30:00.000   2.0   --    --                    161.5000  49.0000  16.70  47.47  46.71   
 ----      41136               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:259:11:25:00.000   1.0   --    --                    354.0000   1.0000 176.92 176.33 128.94   
705676 CCT 33217    0    SDSSJ101730.98+47022 2026:259:12:53:52.194  10.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 154.3791  47.0403  26.90  47.50 129.33 dss pspc rass
590798     31386    2                   Cas A 2026:259:16:20:40.113   2.0 ACIS-I NONE             I2,I3 350.8575  58.8148 183.63 118.55  73.34 dss pspc rass
590799     31387    1                   Cas A 2026:259:17:15:16.113   2.0 ACIS-I NONE             I0,I1 350.8575  58.8148 183.36 118.56   0.14 dss pspc rass
590800     31388    1                   Cas A 2026:259:17:57:06.113   2.0 ACIS-I NONE             I0,I1 350.8575  58.8148 183.70 118.57   0.18 dss pspc rass
802205     30023    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:259:18:57:03.433  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 150.17 158.33  49.67 dss pspc rass
705673 DDT 32933    0                5C 7.230 2026:259:22:23:49.434  12.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 126.1375  24.6453  68.00  51.31 110.70 dss pspc rass
705461     31314    0                  3CR 17 2026:260:02:33:17.843  21.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3   9.5855  -2.1279  91.22 164.75 115.38 dss pspc rass
705673 DDT 33234    0                5C 7.230 2026:260:09:12:46.254  15.7 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 126.1375  24.6453  68.00  51.74 115.38 dss pspc rass
802205     33223    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:260:14:14:40.180  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 154.99 158.93 111.29 dss pspc rass
705203     29915    0    SDSS J142314.36+6358 2026:260:17:55:10.103  14.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 215.8105  63.9679 311.06  68.57  97.49 dss pspc rass
802205     33224    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:260:22:25:40.024  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 154.99 159.18  97.49 dss pspc rass
705226     29938    3                NGC 1358 2026:261:01:45:18.879  29.9 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4  53.4153  -5.0895  89.22 121.81  78.66 dss pspc rass
705461     33231    0                  3CR 17 2026:261:10:28:56.016  10.4 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3   9.5855  -2.1279  89.26 165.94  43.93 dss pspc rass
 ----      41135               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:261:13:38:50.692   3.0   --    --                    358.9700  -2.5100  79.06 176.62  14.42   
 ----      41134               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:261:16:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    129.0000 -11.0000 102.55  48.22 128.54   
 ----      41133               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:261:18:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    204.0000 -39.0000 217.00  48.32 101.45   
 ----      41132               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:261:20:30:00.000   1.0   --    --                    353.1000  -3.8000 305.67 176.52 129.39   
 ----      41131               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:261:21:45:00.000   2.0   --    --                    204.0000 -39.0000 219.04  48.20 129.57   
 ----      41130               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:261:23:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    145.0000  42.0000  41.00  48.98 179.82   
 ----      41129               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:262:00:55:00.000   2.0   --    --                     79.0000  58.0000  96.92  92.33  43.38   
 ----      41128               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:262:03:00:00.000   1.0   --    --                    357.9300   2.2300 155.63 175.75  83.62   
503713 DDT 32536    2               SN2026sqf 2026:262:04:36:47.175  11.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 159.6998  53.5095  20.73  53.66 122.50 dss pspc rass
590801     31389    1                   Cas A 2026:262:08:10:34.543   2.0 ACIS-I NONE             I2,I3 350.8575  58.8148 186.11 119.47  67.30 dss pspc rass
590802     31390    1                   Cas A 2026:262:09:04:45.543   2.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 350.8575  58.8148 186.38 119.49   0.14 dss pspc rass
590803     31391    1                   Cas A 2026:262:09:46:35.543   2.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 350.8575  58.8148 186.10 119.50   0.15 dss pspc rass
802205     30415    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:262:10:45:44.624  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 160.99 160.31  46.33 dss pspc rass
705203     33222    0    SDSS J142314.36+6358 2026:262:14:09:23.211  15.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 215.8105  63.9679 310.05  68.75  96.64 dss pspc rass
802205     33227    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:262:18:56:21.798   8.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 160.99 160.55  96.64 dss pspc rass
503713 DDT 33233    2               SN2026sqf 2026:262:21:57:16.219  11.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 159.6998  53.5095  21.39  54.08 106.83 dss pspc rass
802205     33228    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:263:01:39:51.737   7.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 156.12 160.75 106.91 dss pspc rass
 ----      41127               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:263:04:13:37.615   0.0   --    --                    316.0000  26.0000 242.00 131.92  79.94   
503537     33225    0            SNR G1.9+0.3 2026:263:04:46:14.464  23.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3 267.1875 -27.1667 268.96  90.62  75.44 dss pspc rass
 ----      41126               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:263:11:37:18.865   0.0   --    --                    316.0000  26.0000 242.34 131.77  75.33   
802205     33229    0       MACS J0018.5+1626 2026:263:12:10:49.795  13.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3   4.6388  16.4433 157.03 161.05  79.49 dss pspc rass
705675 CCT 33216    0    SDSSJ084755.63+26314 2026:263:16:28:17.648  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 131.9818  26.5299  69.00  50.61 113.84 dss pspc rass
705461     33232    0                  3CR 17 2026:263:19:57:29.560  18.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3   9.5855  -2.1279  84.52 168.02 121.64 dss pspc rass


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

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