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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.

MAR2326A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      41613               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:081:21:36:52.413   3.0   --    --                    184.0860  -6.5299  21.93 173.78 168.18   
 ----      41612               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:081:23:08:51.392   3.0   --    --                     24.1170 -54.5400 206.48  58.29 119.17   
 ----      41611               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:082:03:25:00.000   0.9   --    --                    181.8300  -5.4868 358.41 175.36 117.50   
 ----      41610               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:082:04:31:50.330   0.9   --    --                    180.6490   3.5800 198.00 175.36 160.45   
802197     30323    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:082:06:38:55.140  18.1 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  49.9508  41.5897 293.02  59.19 116.84 dss pspc rass
 ----      41609               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:082:12:03:25.036   0.0   --    --                    140.8719  68.8158 223.18 104.78  53.24   
601656     32162    0                 NGC4654 2026:082:12:35:28.633  11.5 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 190.9859  13.1265 148.00 163.48  72.94 dss pspc rass
 ----      41608               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:082:16:14:22.142   0.0   --    --                    140.8719  68.8158 223.33 104.68  73.01   
802197     32247    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:082:16:42:03.445  15.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  49.9508  41.5897 293.02  58.82  53.27 dss pspc rass
 ----      41607               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:082:21:14:54.235   0.0   --    --                    140.8719  68.8158 223.51 104.55  53.31   
601656     32250    0                 NGC4654 2026:082:21:46:51.647  10.1 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 190.9859  13.1265 149.37 163.54  72.48 dss pspc rass
 ----      41606               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:083:01:02:18.842   0.0   --    --                    140.8719  68.8158 223.64 104.46  72.54   
802197     30324    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:083:01:30:01.000  14.2 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  49.9508  41.5897 293.02  58.49  53.34 dss pspc rass
705319     32189    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:083:06:04:11.812  10.4 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 150.2007   1.9212 269.00 147.02  99.06 dss pspc rass
503601     31551    2               SNR 1987A 2026:083:09:32:54.024  29.0 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5  83.8667 -69.2697 256.00  87.95  89.42 dss pspc rass
503537     29822    0            SNR G1.9+0.3 2026:083:18:10:18.820  20.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3 267.1875 -27.1667  84.00  96.26  83.61 dss pspc rass
705277     29989    0                NGC 4593 2026:084:00:16:05.510  10.9 ACIS-S HETG             S2,S3 189.9144  -5.3442  58.65 172.74  76.25 dss pspc rass
503537     32242    0            SNR G1.9+0.3 2026:084:03:50:13.422  20.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3 267.1875 -27.1667  88.41  96.65  76.34 dss pspc rass
201912 CCT 32241    0    2MASS J14142141-1521 2026:084:09:50:22.728   5.3 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 213.5892 -15.3560  67.76 147.84  50.95 dss pspc rass
 ----      41605               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:084:11:39:12.883   3.0   --    --                    189.9370  -5.6020  56.78 173.05  26.03   
 ----      41604               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:084:14:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    313.6290 -22.4600 109.39  54.96 118.25   
 ----      41603               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:084:18:38:50.000   0.0   --    --                    313.6290 -22.4600 109.38  55.11   0.01   
 ----      41602               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:084:19:30:00.000   0.9   --    --                    189.9110  -5.5960  56.34 173.37 118.29   
 ----      41601               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:084:20:36:57.485   0.9   --    --                    180.3780   3.4760 217.02 173.26 160.99   
503543     29828    2                SN 1986J 2026:084:22:50:22.621  15.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3  35.6305  42.3323 316.92  49.04 124.24 dss pspc rass
802269 CCT 32239    0    RMJ120348.7+042043.4 2026:085:03:43:22.238  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 180.9529   4.3454 210.76 172.60 123.72 dss pspc rass
802197     32248    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:085:07:11:19.415  18.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  49.9508  41.5897 295.02  56.52 116.04 dss pspc rass
802270 CCT 32240    0    RMJ120435.1+035723.1 2026:085:12:52:42.381  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 181.1464   3.9564 212.90 172.72 116.47 dss pspc rass
802197     30325    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:085:16:20:45.352  17.6 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  49.9508  41.5897 295.02  56.17 116.47 dss pspc rass
802207     30025    0              Abell 2255 2026:085:21:46:28.215  19.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 258.2085  64.0529 106.51  95.35  75.96 dss pspc rass
 ----      41600               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:086:03:21:21.664   0.0   --    --                    242.0000  32.5000 116.00 116.39  33.26   
705277     32243    0                NGC 4593 2026:086:03:57:51.440  10.3 ACIS-S HETG             S2,S3 189.9144  -5.3442  57.00 174.83  92.91 dss pspc rass
 ----      41599               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:086:07:20:17.259   0.0   --    --                    235.9943  29.8410 118.00 122.24  88.94   
802207     32246    0              Abell 2255 2026:086:07:48:23.423  19.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 258.2085  64.0529 102.97  95.36  37.04 dss pspc rass
601643     31930    0                 NGC3137 2026:086:14:03:41.375  12.5 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 152.2809 -29.0642 292.99 138.38 156.60 dss pspc rass
503628 TOO 31150    3               AT2026dbl 2026:086:18:01:29.579  30.3 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 135.3224  18.6022 252.45 125.63  62.87 dss pspc rass
 ----      41598               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:087:02:59:41.674   3.0   --    --                     39.0000  46.0000 316.85  51.64  80.96   
 ----      41597               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:087:04:32:08.380   0.9   --    --                    181.2550   2.7690 223.57 172.27 121.25   
 ----      41596               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:087:05:41:52.423   3.0   --    --                    189.9240  -5.6000  50.34 175.71 173.48   
 ----      41595               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:087:07:06:33.068   3.0   --    --                    277.0000 -23.0000  92.78  90.82  86.30   
 ----      41594               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:087:10:40:00.000   0.2   --    --                    313.6290 -22.4600 109.06  57.73  33.74   
 ----      41593               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:087:11:25:10.175   0.9   --    --                    189.9240  -5.6000  49.51 175.91 118.51   
 ----      41592               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:087:12:35:16.784   0.9   --    --                    181.2550   2.7690 224.44 171.99 175.17   
802197     32249    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:087:13:34:06.643  15.9 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5897 296.22  54.53 117.80 dss pspc rass
 ----      41591               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2026:087:18:42:11.439   0.9   --    --                    180.1470  -1.7580 259.45 172.93 124.11   
705277     32244    0                NGC 4593 2026:087:19:46:42.996   9.7 ACIS-S HETG             S2,S3 189.9144  -5.3442  49.97 176.41 150.04 dss pspc rass
 ----      41590               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2026:087:23:09:25.961   0.9   --    --                    310.0000 -24.0000 107.75  61.90 114.97   
802197     30328    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:088:00:16:30.789  16.6 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5897 297.02  54.14 161.54 dss pspc rass
503629 TOO 31151    3               AT2026dbl 2026:088:05:25:15.573  30.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 135.3224  18.6022 252.53 124.19  74.61 dss pspc rass
402642 P1  31343    0            V4641 Sgr S2 2026:088:14:40:39.855  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 274.8951 -25.6894  91.73  94.14 179.57 dss pspc rass
705277     32245    0                NGC 4593 2026:088:18:01:44.646  13.1 ACIS-S HETG             S2,S3 189.9144  -5.3442  43.82 177.29  85.11 dss pspc rass


MAR1626B


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
503552     31957    0          PSR J1459-6053 2026:075:03:11:30.462  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 224.8759 -60.8888  58.01 106.69  90.57 dss pspc rass
503576     30479    0          PWN J1631-4721 2026:075:06:25:27.462  38.5 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S2,S3,S4 247.9976 -47.3686  70.00 100.46  20.16 dss pspc rass
705404     31257    2                    M 87 2026:075:17:45:36.306   5.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 187.7059  12.3911 119.00 164.35 103.41 dss pspc rass
503603     31125    1          PSR J1813-1749 2026:075:19:45:37.357  19.8 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 273.3966 -17.8327  88.00  82.67  95.33 dss pspc rass
601654     29659    0                 NGC4548 2026:076:01:51:35.929  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 188.8604  14.4961 124.00 162.19  95.89 dss pspc rass
 ----      41637               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:076:05:07:01.430   0.0   --    --                    151.2161  73.9240 206.47 105.99  79.91   
802200     30360    0       Perseus cluster E 2026:076:05:34:48.663  12.2 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  50.0600  41.5093 294.02  64.62  53.72 dss pspc rass
 ----      41636               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:076:09:23:25.309   0.0   --    --                    157.1000  60.0000 202.72 119.50  62.37   
601654     32225    0                 NGC4548 2026:076:09:56:02.571  10.2 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 188.8604  14.4961 124.00 162.28  75.47 dss pspc rass
 ----      41635               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:076:13:21:44.790   3.0   --    --                    168.9752  12.8385 214.97 166.10  87.96   
 ----      41634               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:076:15:00:48.156   1.0   --    --                    177.7175  -7.4566   5.00 171.18 151.00   
 ----      41633               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:076:16:01:08.025   3.0   --    --                    183.9232   7.4255 131.17 170.77 126.74   
 ----      41632               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:076:19:40:30.000   1.0   --    --                    268.0000  40.3000  88.47  90.13  80.70   
 ----      41631               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:076:20:05:40.000   3.0   --    --                    268.0000  40.3000  88.48  90.13   0.01   
 ----      41630               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:076:22:00:00.000   1.0   --    --                    195.0074  45.7929 155.38 132.76  53.30   
 ----      41629               CAL-ER (PER13) 2026:076:22:49:31.789   3.0   --    --                    335.4945  50.1489  27.00  54.63  78.13   
802207     30429    0              Abell 2255 2026:077:00:51:39.784  17.4 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 258.2085  64.0529  91.97  95.03  41.34 dss pspc rass
 ----      41628               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:077:06:14:50.265   0.9   --    --                    162.0454  26.0776 213.31 150.92  79.54   
201880 P1  31066    0                HD 29419 2026:077:07:09:56.265   5.5  HRC-I NONE                    69.7137  23.1500 273.00  74.07  82.81 dss pspc rass
 ----      41627               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2026:077:09:15:30.134   0.9   --    --                    162.0454  26.0776 213.48 150.82  82.79   
590790     31378    2                   Cas A 2026:077:10:07:56.912   2.0 ACIS-I NONE             I2,I3 350.8575  58.8148   5.93  60.09  95.68 dss pspc rass
 ----      41626               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:077:11:18:02.867   0.9   --    --                    162.0454  26.0776 213.59 150.75  95.70   
590791     31379    1                   Cas A 2026:077:12:10:30.481   2.0 ACIS-I NONE             I0,I1 350.8575  58.8148   6.15  60.07  95.75 dss pspc rass
 ----      41625               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:077:13:20:37.274   0.9   --    --                    162.0454  26.0776 213.70 150.68  95.76   
590792     31380    1                   Cas A 2026:077:14:13:04.400   2.0 ACIS-I NONE             I0,I1 350.8575  58.8148   5.93  60.04  95.71 dss pspc rass
 ----      41624               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:077:15:23:10.701   0.9   --    --                    162.0454  26.0776 213.81 150.61  95.72   
590793     31381    1                   Cas A 2026:077:16:15:38.666   2.2 ACIS-I NONE             I2,I3 350.8575  58.8148   6.15  60.02  95.77 dss pspc rass
 ----      41623               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:077:17:13:00.501   0.0   --    --                    241.4346  67.9193 114.50 100.54  43.54   
601654     32226    0                 NGC4548 2026:077:17:44:16.287  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 188.8604  14.4961 124.00 162.68  69.36 dss pspc rass
 ----      41622               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2026:077:20:57:22.674   0.0   --    --                    243.8933  67.1564 112.20  99.98  69.48   
 ----      41621               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2026:077:21:24:15.251   2.8   --    --                    353.1818  52.2592   6.18  53.29  49.62   
802200     32233    0       Perseus cluster E 2026:077:22:36:43.631  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  50.0600  41.5093 291.01  63.09  50.13 dss pspc rass
601647     29652    0                 NGC3626 2026:078:02:00:45.975  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 170.0158  18.3568 205.78 160.63  98.43 dss pspc rass
802200     32234    0       Perseus cluster E 2026:078:05:24:48.320  14.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  50.0600  41.5093 291.02  62.83  98.43 dss pspc rass
601647     32222    0                 NGC3626 2026:078:10:03:50.525  10.6 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 170.0158  18.3568 206.45 160.37  98.42 dss pspc rass
802200     30363    0       Perseus cluster E 2026:078:13:37:52.732  14.8 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  50.0600  41.5093 291.02  62.52  98.42 dss pspc rass
601647     32223    0                 NGC3626 2026:078:18:21:04.845  10.2 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 170.0158  18.3568 207.10 160.11  98.41 dss pspc rass
802200     32235    0       Perseus cluster E 2026:078:21:49:20.683  10.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  50.0600  41.5093 298.57  62.20  98.69 dss pspc rass
802207     32236    0              Abell 2255 2026:079:01:07:37.070  11.4 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 258.2085  64.0529  91.97  95.11  72.48 dss pspc rass
 ----      41620               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:079:04:54:32.992   3.0   --    --                    177.5649   5.2099 199.66 174.80  92.95   
 ----      41619               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:079:10:35:00.000   3.0   --    --                     40.8000  42.8000 310.00  56.72 118.72   
601654     32227    0                 NGC4548 2026:079:15:12:41.109  10.1 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 188.8604  14.4961 161.00 163.01 117.94 dss pspc rass
 ----      41618               CAL-ER (IAT06) 2026:079:18:37:08.497   0.0   --    --                    349.0086  50.1300  13.95  51.08 113.05   
802197     30326    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:079:19:05:19.245  13.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5897 291.02  61.41  55.48 dss pspc rass
601647     32224    0                 NGC3626 2026:079:23:27:41.689  11.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 170.0158  18.3568 209.28 159.20  98.43 dss pspc rass
802197     32229    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:080:03:08:24.133  14.2 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  49.9508  41.5897 291.02  61.10  98.43 dss pspc rass
 ----      41617               CAL-ER (IAT07) 2026:080:07:30:45.546   0.0   --    --                    156.5649  57.2083 207.62 119.62  64.23   
601654     32228    0                 NGC4548 2026:080:07:58:53.022  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 188.8604  14.4961 161.00 163.14  55.24 dss pspc rass
 ----      41616               CAL-ER (IAT08) 2026:080:11:19:45.945   0.0   --    --                    344.8000  58.4000  18.27  59.55 104.47   
802197     30327    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:080:11:47:47.018  12.4 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  49.9508  41.5897 291.02  60.77  54.76 dss pspc rass
601647     31878    0                 NGC3626 2026:080:15:51:49.696  11.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 170.0158  18.3568 210.51 158.66  98.45 dss pspc rass
802197     32230    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:080:19:32:32.375  13.8 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5897 291.02  60.48  98.45 dss pspc rass
601647     32237    0                 NGC3626 2026:080:23:59:05.211  11.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 170.0158  18.3568 211.07 158.39  98.46 dss pspc rass
802199     30357    0       Perseus cluster S 2026:081:03:39:49.233  12.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.4236 291.02  60.09  98.55 dss pspc rass
601647     32238    0                 NGC3626 2026:081:07:45:33.416  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 170.0158  18.3568 211.58 158.13  98.56 dss pspc rass
802199     32232    0       Perseus cluster S 2026:081:11:09:37.598  12.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.4236 291.02  59.81  98.56 dss pspc rass
 ----      41615               CAL-ER (IAT09) 2026:081:15:18:33.445   2.5   --    --                    176.8675   5.3060 218.27 172.44 112.94   
802197     32231    0       Perseus cluster N 2026:081:16:40:48.027  10.9 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2  49.9508  41.5897 291.52  59.68 112.84 dss pspc rass
 ----      41614               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:081:20:22:24.152   1.0   --    --                    177.1207   6.1634 213.83 171.71 112.25   


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

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