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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.

DEC2225A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
503541     29826    2                SN 1986J 2025:355:23:48:10.169  15.0 ACIS-S NONE       I2,I3,S2,S3  35.6305  42.3323 264.99 131.54 154.37 dss pspc rass
 ----      41859               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:356:04:34:45.554   0.9   --    --                     97.6614  32.1486 141.00 169.13  94.90   
705517 CCT 32062    0    SDSS J142846.71+1723 2025:356:05:29:25.309  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 217.1947  17.3981  46.00  66.00 105.66 dss pspc rass
705437     31290    0    2MASX J07040344+3830 2025:356:08:52:57.029  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 106.0145  38.5069 133.95 159.94  96.13 dss pspc rass
 ----      41858               CAL-ER (IAT06) 2025:356:12:20:41.469   0.9   --    --                    270.9004  25.7599 359.61  49.23 115.08   
201810     30087    0           TV Cassiopeia 2025:356:13:07:29.494  11.4 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5   4.8281  59.1390 279.10 112.10  70.28 dss pspc rass
601739 DDT 32075    1              AT2025aarm 2025:356:16:57:17.580  15.2 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  68.0516  -5.3777 323.27 143.60 109.36 dss pspc rass
 ----      41857               CAL-ER (PER01) 2025:356:21:35:44.473   3.0   --    --                     90.9000  11.9000 359.53 168.45  46.90   
 ----      41856               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:356:22:34:14.473   3.0   --    --                     90.9000  11.9000 359.32 168.45   0.21   
 ----      41855               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:356:23:52:57.793   3.0   --    --                    105.6000  14.2000  53.85 163.48  59.50   
 ----      41854               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:357:03:15:00.000   3.0   --    --                    213.4991 -37.4898  88.70  50.93 112.69   
503619     31141    0                  IC 443 2025:357:08:23:16.339  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  94.2708  22.3575  65.72 177.24 126.22 dss pspc rass
705227     30192    0                 NGC5728 2025:357:11:54:22.503  14.2 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  73.69  48.06 130.21 dss pspc rass
503619     32072    0                  IC 443 2025:357:16:36:22.827  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  94.2708  22.3575  61.99 177.55 130.52 dss pspc rass
705227     32070    0                 NGC5728 2025:357:20:07:33.114  14.2 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  73.66  48.40 130.52 dss pspc rass
503619     32073    0                  IC 443 2025:358:00:49:39.265  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  94.2708  22.3575  57.58 177.85 130.96 dss pspc rass
705227     30200    0                 NGC5728 2025:358:04:20:55.389  15.4 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  73.63  48.75 130.96 dss pspc rass
705516 CCT 32061    0       CIZA J0635.0+2231 2025:358:09:20:57.631  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  98.7662  22.5261  79.10 174.30 125.42 dss pspc rass
601652     29657    0                 NGC4536 2025:358:12:42:54.611  33.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 188.6128   2.1879  54.00  85.56  89.02 dss pspc rass
790396     31397    3                  MKN421 2025:358:22:18:28.315  51.6 ACIS-S LETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 166.1133  38.2088  80.56 117.29  45.17 dss pspc rass
 ----      41853               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:359:13:06:19.964   3.0   --    --                    101.0620  27.0565 118.02 172.60  54.81   
 ----      41852               CAL-ER (PER06) 2025:359:15:52:59.996   3.0   --    --                    218.9000 -12.9000  70.29  53.16 121.79   
 ----      41851               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:359:20:00:00.000   2.0   --    --                    110.6000  -7.2000  27.12 145.51 106.84   
 ----      41850               CAL-ER (PER08) 2025:359:20:55:00.275   3.0   --    --                     98.0982  18.5014  35.26 173.98  29.31   
 ----      41849               CAL-ER (PER09) 2025:359:23:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    226.9950 -60.1137 116.74  49.19 124.97   
705017     31488    0                NGC 4579 2025:360:01:05:11.603  15.0 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 189.4317  11.8181  66.13  90.24  82.96 dss pspc rass
402591     30499    1                Vela X-1 2025:360:05:46:55.537  15.0 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 135.5286 -40.5547  38.49 105.64  73.05 dss pspc rass
705518 CCT 32063    0          PSRB0656p14_s2 2025:360:10:26:28.959  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 104.9451  14.3634  44.67 166.93  63.26 dss pspc rass
705227     32071    0                 NGC5728 2025:360:13:55:16.321  13.1 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  73.53  51.20 119.80 dss pspc rass
790396     31730    3                  MKN421 2025:360:18:06:42.314  35.6 ACIS-S LETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1133  38.2088  81.74 118.85  75.45 dss pspc rass
201810     32067    0           TV Cassiopeia 2025:361:04:37:20.042  10.0 ACIS-S HETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5   4.8281  59.1390 283.30 109.43  91.48 dss pspc rass
601738 CCT 32065    0               UGC 03475 2025:361:07:54:45.206  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  97.6202  39.5038 182.99 163.79  62.01 dss pspc rass
705519 CCT 32064    0            B2.1 2156+29 2025:361:11:18:36.414  14.8 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 329.6752  29.9846 306.01  74.10  97.59 dss pspc rass
 ----      41848               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2025:361:15:47:19.274   0.0   --    --                     26.7429  28.4739 282.80 118.09  49.71   
503619     32074    0                  IC 443 2025:361:16:19:51.643  12.6 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  94.2708  22.3575 297.54 177.86  75.10 dss pspc rass
802266 CCT 32066    0      CLJ222321.8-522749 2025:361:20:33:17.879  13.8 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 335.8409 -52.4637 260.63  53.16 125.72 dss pspc rass
503497     30108    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:362:00:55:44.133  11.6 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 165.4378 -61.0279  52.00  79.33  76.22 dss pspc rass
 ----      41847               CAL-ER (PER10) 2025:362:04:48:14.147   3.0   --    --                    101.2000  22.1000  72.40 175.84 107.37   
 ----      41846               CAL-ER (PER11) 2025:362:11:25:00.000   3.0   --    --                    204.3000 -37.0000  80.12  63.03 113.74   
 ----      41845               CAL-ER (PER12) 2025:362:14:15:00.000   2.0   --    --                    101.3377  21.8020  67.50 176.03 113.18   
503497     32068    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:362:15:43:09.932  22.4 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 165.4378 -61.0279  52.00  79.67 105.44 dss pspc rass
 ----      41844               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2025:362:22:31:40.257   0.9   --    --                    108.5000  12.8000  42.77 165.36  88.52   
503497     32069    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:362:23:22:31.573  12.1 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 165.4378 -61.0279  52.00  79.81  88.52 dss pspc rass


DEC1525A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      41880               CAL-ER (PER01) 2025:349:02:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    210.7817 -21.8656  77.94  47.37 128.42   
 ----      41879               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:349:06:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    151.9000   3.6000  66.51 110.36  62.92   
 ----      41878               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:349:07:30:00.000   0.9   --    --                    166.5294 -10.5228  66.03  91.35  20.33   
 ----      41877               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:349:08:24:19.718   0.9   --    --                    269.1556  71.9113 354.00  95.29 104.15   
300569     31116    0          ZTF J0546+3843 2025:349:09:45:31.508  19.8 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  86.6142  38.7204 169.98 164.20  69.65 dss pspc rass
503638     31160    3             GRB 221009A 2025:349:15:56:41.700  15.1 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 288.2646  19.7734 329.08  49.62 119.26 dss pspc rass
201902 CCT 32052    0     HEP G173.810-01.525 2025:349:20:50:49.853  10.1 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  80.9893  33.3134 191.62 169.81 121.36 dss pspc rass
503638     31593    3             GRB 221009A 2025:350:00:21:38.404  15.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 288.2646  19.7734 329.49  49.46 121.39 dss pspc rass
201901 CCT 32051    0     HEP G173.766-01.783 2025:350:05:14:04.107  10.1 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  80.7049  33.2039 195.16 169.81 121.18 dss pspc rass
503638     32057    3             GRB 221009A 2025:350:08:44:50.134  15.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 288.2646  19.7734 329.90  49.30 121.20 dss pspc rass
802196     30289    0         Perseus cluster 2025:350:13:32:12.794  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5117 248.02 146.35  98.45 dss pspc rass
 ----      41876               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2025:350:16:43:02.879   1.9   --    --                     80.4000  33.3000 199.22 169.55  39.09   
503638     32058    3             GRB 221009A 2025:350:17:56:12.510  11.1 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 288.2646  19.7734 327.11  49.12 120.72 dss pspc rass
 ----      41875               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:350:21:25:52.896   0.0   --    --                    354.0212  22.4330 291.89  98.43  61.53   
705403     31256    3          IRAS04416+1215 2025:350:22:00:49.090  12.4 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  71.1199  12.3533 312.96 163.26  85.89 dss pspc rass
705245     29957    0    6dFGS gJ031612.2-380 2025:351:01:55:40.579  43.9 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4  49.0509 -38.0197 325.38 110.13  57.11 dss pspc rass
 ----      41874               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:351:14:37:21.491   3.0   --    --                     82.6000  20.9000 317.05 176.59  68.16   
 ----      41873               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:351:19:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    316.0854 -49.2249 255.73  47.18 129.29   
 ----      41872               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:351:20:34:14.081   0.9   --    --                     82.6000  20.9000 313.94 176.41 129.31   
 ----      41871               CAL-ER (PER08) 2025:351:21:31:29.563   0.9   --    --                     84.1000  27.7000 196.12 175.49 117.34   
 ----      41870               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:351:22:27:34.469   3.0   --    --                    267.7000  40.6000 357.77  64.00 112.04   
 ----      41869               CAL-ER (PER09) 2025:351:23:54:43.263   3.0   --    --                    213.7139 -18.5969  74.86  48.42  97.41   
705309     30243    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:352:03:18:37.154  27.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 150.0871   2.3882  65.31 114.42  65.95 dss pspc rass
705310     30245    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:352:11:05:27.154  16.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 149.9618   2.4338  65.22 114.87   0.16 dss pspc rass
601699     29889    0    NGVS J122636.42+1255 2025:352:15:56:05.116  19.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 186.6518  12.9202  54.00  85.90  38.25 dss pspc rass
705514 CCT 32049    0            B2.4 0553+23 2025:352:21:48:35.848  16.0 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4  89.2398  23.9189  99.93 177.52  91.56 dss pspc rass
503503     30115    1                GW170817 2025:353:02:56:46.589  19.0 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S1,S2,S3 197.4504 -23.3815  72.00  62.96 117.06 dss pspc rass
 ----      41868               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2025:353:08:38:14.201   0.0   --    --                    125.0128 -46.2862  35.24 102.26  62.07   
705403     32059    3          IRAS04416+1215 2025:353:09:15:03.767  14.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  71.1199  12.3533 315.01 161.18  94.39 dss pspc rass
 ----      41867               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2025:353:14:00:13.597   0.9   --    --                     97.9162  35.9581 140.88 164.50 163.49   
705419     31272    0    SDSS J160318.74+1809 2025:353:14:57:05.170  12.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 240.8281  18.1514  30.01  49.01 115.54 dss pspc rass
 ----      41866               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2025:353:19:16:19.373   0.9   --    --                    324.5263 -40.4915 264.00  50.29 159.32   
705403     32060    3          IRAS04416+1215 2025:353:20:12:04.795  12.1 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  71.1199  12.3533 307.54 160.80 110.58 dss pspc rass
802260 P1  31461    0     ACT-CL J0223.9-3921 2025:354:00:03:11.458  20.2 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S1,S2,S3  36.0033 -39.3623 312.80 100.73  62.75 dss pspc rass
 ----      41865               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:354:06:11:59.474   3.0   --    --                     82.6000  20.9000 297.64 174.34  77.66   
 ----      41864               CAL-ER (PER11) 2025:354:07:34:15.319   3.0   --    --                     84.2874  27.4415 221.77 174.70  75.44   
 ----      41863               CAL-ER (PER12) 2025:354:09:08:10.071   3.0   --    --                    289.1963  19.0278 333.36  47.14 127.86   
 ----      41862               CAL-ER (PER10) 2025:354:12:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                      6.6000  59.8000 275.42 114.20  67.33   
 ----      41861               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:354:15:00:00.000   0.9   --    --                     84.2874  27.4415 224.43 174.48  61.05   
 ----      41860               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:354:15:59:37.204   0.9   --    --                    289.1963  19.0278 333.75  47.00 127.97   
802196     30311    0         Perseus cluster 2025:354:18:03:08.347  13.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5117 252.87 143.11  98.42 dss pspc rass
705512 CCT 32047    0                 IIZw171 2025:354:22:10:27.324  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 332.9745  18.6972 294.81  75.43  68.17 dss pspc rass
802196     32054    0         Perseus cluster 2025:355:01:27:46.458  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5117 253.23 142.88  68.19 dss pspc rass
705513 CCT 32048    0              PG2304+042 2025:355:05:01:36.966  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 346.7621   4.5492 290.00  80.52  67.54 dss pspc rass
802196     32055    0         Perseus cluster 2025:355:08:18:47.031  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5117 253.54 142.66  67.50 dss pspc rass
705515 CCT 32050    0    SDSSJ233504.22-08450 2025:355:11:53:50.008  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 353.7676  -8.7518 286.00  81.33  72.97 dss pspc rass
802196     32056    0         Perseus cluster 2025:355:15:12:12.341  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  49.9508  41.5117 253.84 142.44  72.92 dss pspc rass
705310     32053    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:355:19:05:01.958  14.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 149.9618   2.4338  64.00 118.20 152.97 dss pspc rass


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

Last modified: 12/19/25



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