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Below we summarize details for a given TOO request. Note not all details of the TOO request are made public.

TOO request for Mrk501



ToO ID

20316
RequesterPaneque
Time Submitted2024-03-29 08:15:58
UrgencyMedium Urgency (days to a week)
Object NameMrk501
Type or ClassificationAGN
Right Ascension (J2000)253.46757 (= 16h 53m 52.0s)
Declination (J2000)39.76017 (= 39° 45' 36.0'')
Position Error (90% confidence - arcminutes)0
Science Justification
Exposure Time per Visit (s)1000
Number of Visits6
Total Exposure (s)6000
Immediate Objective
InstrumentXRT
XRT ModeWT
UVOT Mode 0x308f: 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)
12024-04-04 03:30:002024-04-05 04:30:00WT0x308f1000895
22024-04-07 04:00:002024-04-08 05:00:00WT0x308f10003135
32024-04-10 04:00:002024-04-11 05:00:00WT0x308f1000935
42024-04-13 04:00:002024-04-14 05:00:00WT0x308f1000700
52024-04-16 04:00:002024-04-17 05:00:00WT0x308f1000935
62024-04-19 04:00:002024-04-20 05:00:00WT0x308f1000905

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