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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.

NB: RA and DEC listings are for the star tracker, not the target position!

The RA and DEC on the short term pages are derived from the spacecraft quaternion. So the coordinates are that of the aspect camera, not the HRMA. The offset between the two coordinate systems is roughly 1.5 arcminutes in both y and z.

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

APR1425A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      42491               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:103:22:26:04.585   0.0   --    --  180.9279 -56.0000 332.06 130.36  76.31   
705304     30454    1            HE 1353-1917 2025:103:23:05:50.585  10.0  HRC-I NONE 209.1433 -19.5460  34.24 167.68  60.02 dss pspc rass
 ----      42490               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2025:104:02:30:22.761   0.9   --    --  245.1092  21.6699 121.89 127.82 100.66   
201810     30085    0           TV Cassiopeia 2025:104:03:20:32.022  10.0 ACIS-S HETG   4.7928  59.1218  22.31  51.56  85.37 dss pspc rass
 ----      42489               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2025:104:06:47:08.652   0.9   --    --  188.5571  11.1613 206.96 155.26 110.00   
705357 DDT 30781    3                     M84 2025:104:07:13:29.190  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 186.2829  12.9066 208.00 152.53   2.88 dss pspc rass
705216     29928    0    SDSS J090137.99+5320 2025:104:13:15:03.175  23.4 ACIS-S NONE 135.4095  53.3724 246.10  95.46  57.30 dss pspc rass
201653     27993    2                HD 75332 2025:104:20:27:19.275  12.5  HRC-I NONE 132.6304  33.3045 250.94 100.70  20.37 dss pspc rass
601660     30179    0                 NGC4781 2025:105:00:29:06.010  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 193.5902 -10.5401 274.69 170.54  80.76 dss pspc rass
201797     30084    0           NGC1977 point 2025:105:05:18:41.797  16.0 ACIS-I NONE  83.8388  -4.8207 256.32  62.00 108.43 dss pspc rass
601660     30905    0                 NGC4781 2025:105:10:24:57.951  14.0 ACIS-S NONE 193.5894 -10.5385 273.50 170.18 108.46 dss pspc rass
601609     28115    0                 NGC4485 2025:105:14:53:20.967   7.1 ACIS-I NONE 187.6478  41.7105 201.99 126.36  87.98 dss pspc rass
 ----      42488               CAL-ER (PER11) 2025:105:17:21:51.457   0.9   --    --  208.5944  -1.5072 150.53 170.34  63.42   
 ----      42487               CAL-ER (PER12) 2025:105:18:10:17.442   0.9   --    --  210.6962 -11.9679  73.77 172.94  77.62   
 ----      42486               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:105:19:08:21.592   3.0   --    --  334.7274  -7.6856 109.05  51.99 120.99   
 ----      42485               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:105:22:00:00.000   3.0   --    --  216.6792 -39.4386  24.50 148.43 106.71   
 ----      42484               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:106:00:20:00.000   3.0   --    --   69.0055 -54.4762 226.19  74.73  84.31   
 ----      42483               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:106:02:15:00.000   0.9   --    --  206.0000 -16.0000  17.42 173.75 105.40   
802137     28322    0       PSZ2G346.30-30.35 2025:106:03:28:33.205   6.0 ACIS-I NONE 298.3355 -52.0823  99.47  95.36  80.75 dss pspc rass
402564 TOO 29782    2              4U 1630-47 2025:106:05:30:28.591  31.0 ACIS-S HETG 248.5006 -47.4203  59.74 127.28  31.89 dss pspc rass
 ----      42482               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2025:106:14:45:31.905   0.9   --    --  215.2476   1.5525 135.00 164.19 103.00   
201810     30902    0           TV Cassiopeia 2025:106:15:42:27.786  10.0 ACIS-S HETG   4.7933  59.1200  25.41  51.16 115.87 dss pspc rass
705043     28234    0    SDSS J133856.51+2243 2025:106:19:06:04.952   5.2 ACIS-S NONE 204.7617  22.7403 180.04 147.01  96.54 dss pspc rass
 ----      42481               CAL-ER (IAT07) 2025:106:21:02:00.657   0.0   --    --  124.8611  22.2075 256.66  95.21  82.18   
201797     30899    0           NGC1977 point 2025:106:21:29:14.350   9.4 ACIS-I NONE  83.8421  -4.8192 246.00  60.62  51.20 dss pspc rass
802146     28695    0         RXCJ1314.4-2515 2025:107:00:47:13.551  16.0 ACIS-I NONE 198.5876 -25.2817 336.68 163.86 116.19 dss pspc rass
201797     30900    0           NGC1977 point 2025:107:05:55:09.283  15.0 ACIS-I NONE  83.8418  -4.8183 247.00  60.33 115.93 dss pspc rass
802146     30895    0         RXCJ1314.4-2515 2025:107:10:46:19.923  16.0 ACIS-I NONE 198.5856 -25.2820 335.18 163.85 115.55 dss pspc rass
 ----      42480               CAL-ER (IAT10) 2025:107:15:42:42.137   0.0   --    --  175.2532  -8.4768 248.00 150.01  84.17   
704971     28577    0                NGC 4102 2025:107:16:13:22.162  60.1 ACIS-S NONE 181.6188  52.7341 217.97 113.44  66.68 dss pspc rass
 ----      42479               CAL-ER (PER06) 2025:108:09:21:58.621   0.9   --    --  199.8510   5.3367 201.51 162.61  50.14   
 ----      42478               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:108:10:15:07.033   3.0   --    --  195.0000 -17.0000 297.82 167.44  98.81   
 ----      42477               CAL-ER (PER08) 2025:108:13:00:00.000   3.0   --    --  115.0000 -28.0000 259.71  93.89  73.54   
 ----      42476               CAL-ER (PER14) 2025:108:16:00:00.000   3.0   --    --   78.2387  -7.9077 250.60  54.84  40.16   
503503     30112    1                GW170817 2025:108:18:00:48.540  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 197.4249 -23.3750 323.41 164.83 114.41 dss pspc rass
 ----      42475               CAL-ER (IAT11) 2025:108:21:26:16.420   0.9   --    --  130.1753  20.0048 245.00  98.60 104.84   
201685     28762    0              Trumpler 3 2025:108:22:13:21.184  10.0 ACIS-I NONE  47.9627  63.2156 330.04  54.35  71.53 dss pspc rass
 ----      42474               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:109:01:31:24.948   0.9   --    --  130.1753  20.0048 245.00  98.43  71.53   
503503     30903    1                GW170817 2025:109:02:25:43.494  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 197.4239 -23.3742 322.11 164.72 104.07 dss pspc rass
 ----      42473               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:109:05:50:22.092   0.9   --    --  130.1753  20.0048 250.00  98.25 101.14   
201685     30897    0              Trumpler 3 2025:109:06:37:11.490  10.0 ACIS-I NONE  47.9600  63.2157 330.04  54.18  70.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      42472               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:109:09:54:59.887   0.9   --    --  130.1753  20.0048 250.00  98.08  70.38   
503503     30904    1                GW170817 2025:109:10:48:29.773  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 197.4228 -23.3734 320.83 164.62 100.42 dss pspc rass
 ----      42471               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:109:14:13:37.211   0.9   --    --  130.1753  20.0048 245.00  97.90 103.31   
201685     30898    0              Trumpler 3 2025:109:15:00:42.003  10.0 ACIS-I NONE  47.9576  63.2158 330.04  54.00  71.53 dss pspc rass
 ----      42470               CAL-ER (IAT12) 2025:109:18:16:37.508   0.9   --    --  301.2918  47.2413  95.01  79.22  61.91   
901856     28728    0    [JDW2009] G359.55+0. 2025:109:19:07:00.948  12.0 ACIS-I NONE 265.9920 -29.2516  75.00 122.95  86.43 dss pspc rass
705304     30457    1            HE 1353-1917 2025:109:23:09:25.948   9.9  HRC-I NONE 209.1342 -19.5422   9.55 171.70  64.98 dss pspc rass
 ----      42469               CAL-ER (IAT14) 2025:110:02:23:29.562   0.0   --    --   75.9856 -72.7626 226.87  89.71  84.42   
201797     30901    0           NGC1977 point 2025:110:02:54:45.945  15.0 ACIS-I NONE  83.8417  -4.8175 247.00  57.98  69.40 dss pspc rass
802121     28681    0               Abell 754 2025:110:07:32:08.754  37.0 ACIS-I NONE 137.1276  -9.5883 261.23 110.41  53.46 dss pspc rass
901856     30896    0    [JDW2009] G359.55+0. 2025:110:18:35:56.969  16.8 ACIS-I NONE 265.9914 -29.2488  75.00 123.91 142.37 dss pspc rass
 ----      42468               CAL-ER (PER13) 2025:110:23:44:10.989   0.9   --    --  213.0696 -12.3371  82.49 175.67  58.31   


APR0725A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
503578     30482    0               SN 2001em 2025:097:01:08:49.244  14.6  HRC-I NONE 325.6109  12.4708  88.24  49.78 124.59 dss pspc rass
 ----      42517               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:097:05:38:29.646   0.0   --    --  256.7000  54.7000 118.22 100.64  69.03   
705356 DDT 30780    3                     M84 2025:097:06:11:56.237  20.0 ACIS-S NONE 186.2886  12.9128 206.70 158.06  79.17 dss pspc rass
601606     28112    0                 UGC7408 2025:097:12:10:33.237  21.9 ACIS-I NONE 185.3400  45.8319 193.49 126.39  35.59 dss pspc rass
 ----      42516               CAL-ER (PER01) 2025:097:18:43:59.822   3.0   --    --  193.0664  -3.6136 225.01 175.21  60.09   
 ----      42515               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:097:20:24:53.896   3.0   --    --  198.8150 -11.8805  25.01 174.65 159.31   
 ----      42514               CAL-ER (PER06) 2025:097:21:58:38.538   3.0   --    --  349.6736 -33.2014 142.58  47.68 127.10   
 ----      42513               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:098:00:00:00.000   3.0   --    --  231.0261 -41.6138  51.12 133.97  86.35   
 ----      42512               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:098:03:00:00.000   0.9   --    --  165.1939 -44.3810 314.06 133.70  67.09   
 ----      42511               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:098:03:49:46.007   0.9   --    --   46.6952 -34.1952 220.16  50.07  83.63   
503550     29835    0          PSR J0633+0632 2025:098:05:13:25.990  15.0 ACIS-I NONE  98.4226   6.5589 261.00  80.86  68.44 dss pspc rass
601659     29664    0                 NGC4731 2025:098:10:00:02.836  15.2 ACIS-S NONE 192.7456  -6.3896 258.89 175.65  95.01 dss pspc rass
 ----      42510               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2025:098:14:42:56.425   0.0   --    --  129.2281 -44.7761 280.57 110.66  83.52   
601631     29636    0                 NGC0685 2025:098:15:12:38.289  21.0 ACIS-S NONE  26.9305 -52.7504 188.00  60.60  62.31 dss pspc rass
 ----      42509               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:098:21:27:28.819   0.0   --    --  129.2281 -44.7761 280.29 110.55  62.29   
601659     30892    0                 NGC4731 2025:098:22:01:59.187  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 192.7456  -6.3892 257.85 175.14  83.95 dss pspc rass
 ----      42508               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:099:02:41:36.931   0.0   --    --  129.2281 -44.7761 280.08 110.46  83.83   
601631     30890    0                 NGC0685 2025:099:03:11:19.436  21.0 ACIS-S NONE  26.9317 -52.7501 187.00  60.73  62.36 dss pspc rass
 ----      42507               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:099:09:26:10.582   0.0   --    --  129.2281 -44.7761 279.80 110.35  62.34   
601659     30893    0                 NGC4731 2025:099:10:00:44.740  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 192.7456  -6.3884 256.86 174.65  84.24 dss pspc rass
 ----      42506               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:099:14:40:26.272   0.0   --    --  129.2281 -44.7761 279.59 110.27  84.11   
601631     30891    0                 NGC0685 2025:099:15:10:09.470  15.8 ACIS-S NONE  26.9328 -52.7499 186.00  60.87  62.41 dss pspc rass
 ----      42505               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:099:19:57:31.367   0.0   --    --  129.2281 -44.7761 279.37 110.19  62.39   
601659     30894    0                 NGC4731 2025:099:20:32:08.464  13.8 ACIS-S NONE 192.7456  -6.3876 256.04 174.23  84.46 dss pspc rass
704978     28583    0                UGC 9511 2025:100:01:02:57.542  32.8 ACIS-S NONE 221.2682  51.3273 137.96 117.70 117.68 dss pspc rass
 ----      42504               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:100:10:54:03.208   3.0   --    --  252.2188 -55.8154  62.60 116.59 126.96   
 ----      42503               CAL-ER (PER08) 2025:100:14:00:00.000   3.0   --    --  200.6826 -11.1783  27.53 176.47  59.85   
 ----      42502               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:100:16:10:00.000   0.9   --    --  349.8038 -33.2266 140.64  49.82 126.78   
 ----      42501               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:100:17:09:21.688   3.0   --    --  200.6826 -11.1783  26.36 176.56 126.80   
 ----      42500               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:100:19:50:00.000   0.9   --    --  349.8038 -33.2266 140.51  49.92 126.80   
901866     28138    0         IGR J17188-3008 2025:100:20:45:48.831   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 259.7277 -30.1675  81.86 119.55  74.13 dss pspc rass
705146     29107    0                 CTS 117 2025:100:22:40:31.175   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 346.9494 -34.4745 138.03  52.51  71.43 dss pspc rass
201821     30523    0                   R CrA 2025:101:00:30:19.538  46.0 ACIS-I NONE 285.4666 -37.0046  94.19  98.07  49.37 dss pspc rass
601595     28533    0               Sextans A 2025:101:14:05:05.302  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 152.7433  -4.6938 262.92 132.95 146.68 dss pspc rass
503525 P1  29810    0    eRASSU J130821.3+130 2025:101:18:48:27.594  14.0 ACIS-S NONE 197.1085  13.0679 192.57 158.27  80.42 dss pspc rass
402546     29764    0    1eRASS J132500.6+123 2025:101:23:05:40.594   1.0 ACIS-S NONE 201.2738  12.5307 185.40 158.94   7.47 dss pspc rass
 ----      42499               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2025:101:23:44:36.100   0.0   --    --  234.7350  43.6886 140.23 119.20  50.66   
705366 CCT 30887    0            B2.2 2207+29 2025:102:00:17:11.551  16.0 ACIS-S NONE 332.3628  29.3195  75.18  49.50  75.33 dss pspc rass
201662     28737    0                NGC 6537 2025:102:05:26:16.551  14.5  HRC-I NONE 271.3143 -19.8594  91.84 110.96  77.28 dss pspc rass
402548 P1  29766    0    1eRASS J135925.2-113 2025:102:09:56:57.109   4.2 ACIS-S NONE 209.8514 -11.6564  60.00 170.57  60.79 dss pspc rass
601642     30159    0                 NGC3059 2025:102:11:43:15.046  30.0 ACIS-S NONE 147.5154 -73.9295 303.55 108.00  93.60 dss pspc rass
503496     28521    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:102:20:28:32.046  17.9 ACIS-I NONE 165.4127 -61.0300 314.98 121.55  15.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      42498               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:103:02:01:37.943   3.0   --    --  205.8111 -12.7512  49.52 174.20  85.66   
 ----      42497               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:103:05:00:00.000   3.0   --    --  347.0910 -30.2563 134.40  51.29 123.26   
 ----      42496               CAL-ER (PER09) 2025:103:06:23:24.695   3.0   --    --  230.5000 -52.4000  39.13 130.64  80.60   
 ----      42495               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:103:08:45:00.000   0.9   --    --  211.5298  -8.6535  93.10 170.16  77.91   
 ----      42494               CAL-ER (PER10) 2025:103:09:43:15.491   0.9   --    --  332.9151   5.8108  96.97  48.37 121.84   
 ----      42493               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:103:10:25:47.063   0.9   --    --  347.0910 -30.2563 134.27  51.46  51.04   
705325     30508    3             Centaurus A 2025:103:11:21:23.217   5.0 ACIS-I NONE 201.2966 -43.0148 359.32 146.07 100.60 dss pspc rass
601718 CCT 30888    0                NGC 7713 2025:103:13:21:24.677  10.0 ACIS-I NONE 354.0838 -37.9389 138.53  53.68  95.36 dss pspc rass
 ----      42492               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2025:103:16:31:15.352   0.0   --    --   68.4040 -66.5660 226.21  82.86  54.80   
601595     30889    0               Sextans A 2025:103:17:06:27.076  17.5 ACIS-S NONE 152.7434  -4.6938 261.94 131.02  87.05 dss pspc rass


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

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