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TOO request for Markarian 501



ToO ID

19972
RequesterKapanadze
Time Submitted2024-01-09 12:10:16
UrgencyMedium Urgency (days to a week)
Object NameMarkarian 501
Type or ClassificationAGN
Right Ascension (J2000)253.46666 (= 16h 53m 51.0s)
Declination (J2000)39.76028 (= 39° 45' 36.0'')
Position Error (90% confidence - arcminutes)0
Science Justification
Exposure Time per Visit (s)1000
Number of Visits10
Total Exposure (s)10000
Immediate Objective
InstrumentXRT
XRT ModeWT
UVOT Mode 0x30ed: U+B+V+All UV
Primary Target ID15411

Below are tentative scheduling windows for this ToO request. Note that the 'Observed Time' is just an approximation for your convenience and may not be complete. Please check the online version of the Swift schedule for the full listing of observed times.

#Window StartWindow StopXRT
Mode
UVOT
Mode
Exposure (s)Observed
Time (s)
12024-01-13 00:00:002024-01-14 00:00:00WT0x30ed1000970
22024-01-17 00:00:002024-01-18 00:00:00WT0x30ed1000695
32024-01-21 00:00:002024-01-22 00:00:00WT0x30ed10001620
42024-01-25 00:00:002024-01-26 00:00:00WT0x30ed1000725
52024-01-29 00:00:002024-01-30 00:00:00WT0x30ed1000705
62024-02-02 00:00:002024-02-03 00:00:00WT0x30ed1000805
72024-02-06 00:00:002024-02-07 00:00:00WT0x30ed1000910
82024-02-10 00:00:002024-02-11 00:00:00WT0x30ed10001020
92024-02-14 00:00:002024-02-15 00:00:00WT0x30ed10001000
102024-02-18 00:00:002024-02-19 00:00:00WT0x30ed1000790

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