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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.

JAN1926B


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
705227     30190    0                 NGC5728 2026:019:01:25:40.462  10.3 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  61.25  75.11  79.56 dss pspc rass
802201     30377    0               Abell 795 2026:019:04:51:44.854  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 141.0221  14.1726  69.08 159.80  85.08 dss pspc rass
705227     32115    0                 NGC5728 2026:019:08:12:48.916  12.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  61.50  75.40  85.05 dss pspc rass
601658     30177    0                 NGC4694 2026:019:11:58:05.916  28.5 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 192.0629  10.9835  67.00 111.60  40.52 dss pspc rass
802201     32117    0               Abell 795 2026:019:20:19:07.596  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S1,S2,S3 141.0221  14.1726  86.00 160.46  50.30 dss pspc rass
503548 TOO 29833    2               SN2025sei 2026:019:23:46:53.541  12.2 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 267.2476  25.4958  36.01  56.73 115.20 dss pspc rass
802201     32118    0               Abell 795 2026:020:03:51:19.487  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S1,S2,S3 141.0221  14.1726  86.00 160.78 115.20 dss pspc rass
 ----      41778               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:020:07:33:23.035   0.9   --    --                    104.0741  18.9123 277.39 162.99 179.52   
705386     31657    0               BOSS0210W 2026:020:08:20:35.725  28.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  32.7500   0.7800 293.00  90.86  72.13 dss pspc rass
503562 TOO 29847    2              GRB260114A 2026:020:16:32:20.725  25.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S1,S2,S3  74.5979  -8.0144 296.00 125.15  42.63 dss pspc rass
 ----      41777               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:020:23:52:03.033   3.0   --    --                    103.8000   8.4000 304.40 158.26  34.45   
 ----      41776               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:021:02:31:00.000   3.0   --    --                    143.6159  -3.2512  40.34 149.10 104.12   
 ----      41775               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:021:04:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    221.9000 -41.0000  80.08  70.48  79.11   
 ----      41774               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:021:10:45:00.000   1.0   --    --                    129.8000  15.6000  54.15 172.42 101.75   
705430     32119    0    SDSS J093401.24+2453 2026:021:11:47:50.973  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 143.5051  24.8951  97.99 160.70  50.99 dss pspc rass
503548 TOO 32111    2               SN2025sei 2026:021:15:13:46.928  11.2 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 267.2476  25.4958  39.01  57.44 106.95 dss pspc rass
601661     30180    0                 NGC4941 2026:021:18:53:00.061  30.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 196.0547  -5.5516  67.79 104.46  76.74 dss pspc rass
802203     31883    0        ZwCl 0857.9+2107 2026:022:03:43:26.621  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 135.1535  20.8945  94.00 169.51  67.24 dss pspc rass
503548 TOO 32112    2               SN2025sei 2026:022:07:11:42.720  11.4 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 267.2476  25.4958  44.50  57.77 117.46 dss pspc rass
790397     31733    3                  MKN421 2026:022:10:56:27.714  15.3 ACIS-S LETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1133  38.2088 117.98 139.50  82.87 dss pspc rass
 ----      41773               CAL-ER (IAT08) 2026:022:15:56:13.962   0.9   --    --                     75.8719  15.4616 282.68 133.54 131.72   
705402     31674    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:022:16:38:33.445  15.2 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 280.00  85.06  50.14 dss pspc rass
 ----      41772               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2026:022:21:18:21.822   0.0   --    --                     62.4284  72.0846 249.49 117.01  69.63   
790397     32121    3                  MKN421 2026:022:21:49:14.258  15.1 ACIS-S LETG       S1,S2,S3,S4 166.1133  38.2088 117.98 139.79  67.61 dss pspc rass
 ----      41771               CAL-ER (IAT06) 2026:023:02:26:57.032   0.0   --    --                     62.4284  72.0846 249.69 116.90  67.71   
705402     32120    0    SDSS J014837.63+0600 2026:023:02:58:16.301  15.1 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3  27.1568   6.0056 280.00  84.63  69.62 dss pspc rass
 ----      41770               CAL-ER (IAT10) 2026:023:07:50:26.172   0.9   --    --                    220.8095  60.6553  75.46 104.28 112.49   
802203     32122    0        ZwCl 0857.9+2107 2026:023:08:39:39.438  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 135.1535  20.8945  96.60 170.63  81.17 dss pspc rass
503548 TOO 32113    2               SN2025sei 2026:023:12:07:50.526  10.1 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 267.2476  25.4958  45.00  58.30 117.08 dss pspc rass
 ----      41769               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:023:15:35:39.410   3.0   --    --                    131.9623  28.7894 146.72 168.99 110.89   
 ----      41768               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:023:19:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    113.5769  33.3008 220.94 162.37  66.49   
 ----      41767               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:023:21:10:00.000   3.0   --    --                     41.9000  48.6000 278.74 108.35  54.54   
 ----      41766               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:024:00:40:00.000   1.0   --    --                    269.6007  29.6116  40.16  60.21  91.43   
601651     30168    0                NGC4496A 2026:024:03:33:25.225  30.1 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 187.9135   3.9396  62.00 117.87  81.07 dss pspc rass
601740 CCT 32110    0               UGC 05086 2026:024:12:22:03.853  10.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 143.2034  21.4656  95.02 164.19  51.65 dss pspc rass
503548 TOO 32114    2               SN2025sei 2026:024:15:48:40.318  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 267.2476  25.4958  45.00  58.87 109.98 dss pspc rass
503497     30107    1          PSR J1101-6101 2026:024:19:18:05.519  30.2 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 165.4378 -61.0279  34.00  94.00 122.64 dss pspc rass
 ----      41765               CAL-ER (IAT11) 2026:025:04:00:04.456   0.0   --    --                    165.9394 -27.2340  43.27 120.37  34.93   
802203     32123    0        ZwCl 0857.9+2107 2026:025:04:33:56.338  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 135.1535  20.8945 102.01 172.32  81.07 dss pspc rass
705227     32116    0                 NGC5728 2026:025:07:57:48.393  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  61.25  81.50  97.65 dss pspc rass
 ----      41764               CAL-ER (IAT12) 2026:025:11:31:40.492   0.9   --    --                     39.5945 -24.0540 288.25  84.17 142.66   
503563 TOO 29848    2              GRB260114A 2026:025:12:11:38.492  25.0 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S1,S2,S3  74.5979  -8.0144 298.04 121.23  37.10 dss pspc rass


JAN1226A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      41800               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:012:01:29:14.144   0.9   --    --                    132.8000  10.5000  56.59 158.12  84.57   
890273     31412    2                   A1795 2026:012:02:18:30.282  15.3 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S1,S2,S3 207.2196  26.5908  71.00  96.23  81.39 dss pspc rass
802203     30395    0        ZwCl 0857.9+2107 2026:012:07:04:07.602  10.0 ACIS-S NONE          S1,S2,S3 135.1535  20.8945  83.62 159.80  68.05 dss pspc rass
705227     30193    0                 NGC5728 2026:012:10:26:49.982  13.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  70.00  68.36  92.43 dss pspc rass
802203     32105    0        ZwCl 0857.9+2107 2026:012:14:39:32.582  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 135.1535  20.8945  83.82 160.11  92.45 dss pspc rass
705227     32103    0                 NGC5728 2026:012:18:02:14.096  13.3 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  71.00  68.67  92.36 dss pspc rass
802203     32106    0        ZwCl 0857.9+2107 2026:012:22:19:55.835   9.9 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 135.1535  20.8945  84.04 160.42  92.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41799               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:013:01:44:00.963   3.0   --    --                    240.0000 -15.0000  74.13  51.73 108.88   
 ----      41798               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:013:03:13:42.833   3.0   --    --                    135.1535  20.8945  84.26 160.63 108.89   
 ----      41797               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:013:05:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    239.6516 -14.9042  74.07  52.22 108.54   
 ----      41796               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:013:06:30:30.330   3.0   --    --                    342.6876 -63.1555 240.78  52.59 112.52   
 ----      41795               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:013:07:49:25.624   3.0   --    --                     86.0881 -40.0496 331.20 112.96  60.40   
 ----      41794               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:013:10:20:00.000   0.9   --    --                     97.7581  20.0772 278.13 164.11  80.64   
201810     30090    0           TV Cassiopeia 2026:013:12:42:56.653  37.0 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5   4.8281  59.1390 297.82  98.70  88.15 dss pspc rass
705523 CCT 32098    0           B2.1 0719+32C 2026:013:23:30:43.890  16.0 ACIS-S NONE          S2,S3,S4 110.7897  32.6480 200.70 168.09  70.29 dss pspc rass
901896     31515    0                 Cyg X-2 2026:014:04:39:48.890  14.5  HRC-I HETG                   326.1715  38.3214 328.81  66.28 101.89 dss pspc rass
790397     31398    3                  MKN421 2026:014:09:19:50.181  15.0 ACIS-S LETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1133  38.2088  96.39 133.80 102.85 dss pspc rass
705274     29986    0                NGC 5506 2026:014:13:59:32.535  16.2 ACIS-S HETG                S3 213.3120  -3.2077  57.50  81.98  63.93 dss pspc rass
601641     30156    0                 NGC2775 2026:014:19:02:17.699  11.0 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S2,S3,S4 137.5838   7.0380  53.21 154.87  76.55 dss pspc rass
790395     31396    2                   3C273 2026:014:22:32:55.876  28.0 ACIS-S HETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 187.2779   2.0524  68.22 108.48  53.11 dss pspc rass
705447 P1  31300    0    SDSS J081800.19+1918 2026:015:06:49:20.041  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 124.5008  19.3028  73.93 172.43  64.06 dss pspc rass
705521 CCT 32096    0    SDSSJ161649.37-00425 2026:015:10:18:02.240  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 244.2057  -0.7140  64.48  55.22 119.42 dss pspc rass
705447     32107    0    SDSS J081800.19+1918 2026:015:13:46:44.479   9.9 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 124.5008  19.3028  73.90 172.72 119.42 dss pspc rass
 ----      41793               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:015:17:10:27.989   3.0   --    --                    115.7181  18.1037 336.05 176.71 100.93   
 ----      41792               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:015:19:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    341.5901 -57.1321 240.74  48.37 128.39   
 ----      41791               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:015:21:55:00.000   3.0   --    --                    115.7181  18.1037 332.68 176.67 128.34   
 ----      41790               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:015:23:16:46.963   3.0   --    --                     75.4066 -45.3795 320.05 103.39  73.27   
 ----      41789               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:016:02:00:00.000   0.9   --    --                    348.8445 -13.9225 285.93  49.24  79.40   
 ----      41788               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:016:03:04:44.753   0.9   --    --                    255.8770   6.6120  54.90  49.40 151.03   
890272     31411    2                   A1795 2026:016:04:51:30.666  20.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2 207.2196  26.5908  71.22  99.62  50.34 dss pspc rass
601641     32101    0                 NGC2775 2026:016:10:57:59.610  11.0 ACIS-S NONE    I2,I3,S2,S3,S4 137.5838   7.0380  51.69 156.44  79.42 dss pspc rass
705227     32104    0                 NGC5728 2026:016:14:35:54.373  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531  70.00  72.62  85.86 dss pspc rass
802207     30421    0              Abell 2255 2026:016:17:57:39.349  38.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 258.2085  64.0529  30.01  90.49  88.12 dss pspc rass
 ----      41787               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2026:017:04:56:01.802   0.0   --    --                    169.9697  30.8334  89.56 133.26  63.18   
601641     32102    0                 NGC2775 2026:017:05:25:40.804  10.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 137.5838   7.0380  50.88 157.16  62.10 dss pspc rass
402596     30504    1                Vela X-1 2026:017:08:40:35.185  15.0 ACIS-S HETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 135.5286 -40.5547  17.36 116.70  57.33 dss pspc rass
705522 CCT 32097    0    SDSSJ080755.62+05563 2026:017:13:17:27.771  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 121.9818   5.9439 355.00 164.90  51.19 dss pspc rass
705299     30011    0             GAMA2258819 2026:017:16:44:22.311  19.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3  30.8741  -9.4915 280.00  88.11 111.34 dss pspc rass
705524 CCT 32099    0    SDSSJ081010.69+07333 2026:017:22:41:48.443  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 122.5445   7.5603 357.00 166.55 113.71 dss pspc rass
 ----      41786               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:018:01:56:05.727   0.0   --    --                    169.8510 -13.8255  55.93 119.85  74.80   
705274     32100    0                NGC 5506 2026:018:02:21:49.876  20.3 ACIS-S HETG                S3 213.3120  -3.2077  67.00  85.49  44.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41785               CAL-ER (PER13) 2026:018:08:36:33.993   3.0   --    --                    123.5325  20.9826  96.02 176.66  91.48   
 ----      41784               CAL-ER (PER14) 2026:018:10:14:34.850   3.0   --    --                    116.0494  22.3688 245.04 175.87 146.31   
 ----      41783               CAL-ER (PER15) 2026:018:11:48:22.697   3.0   --    --                    343.0235   3.5152 301.63  48.47 127.34   
 ----      41782               CAL-ER (PER16) 2026:018:14:15:00.000   3.0   --    --                     35.4000  41.8000 282.40 107.26  60.41   
 ----      41781               CAL-ER (PER17) 2026:018:17:30:00.000   0.9   --    --                    116.0494  22.3687 246.04 175.56  69.59   
 ----      41780               CAL-ER (PER18) 2026:018:18:29:28.797   0.9   --    --                    343.0235   3.5152 301.73  48.19 127.33   
 ----      41779               CAL-ER (PER19) 2026:018:19:29:06.547   0.9   --    --                    255.8770   6.6120  57.14  51.52 128.01   
790397     32108    3                  MKN421 2026:018:20:42:29.632  15.0 ACIS-S LETG    S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1133  38.2088 100.96 137.02  85.72 dss pspc rass


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

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