Swift Target of Opportunity Request Summary
Below we summarize details for a given TOO request. Note not all details of the TOO request are made public.TOO request for M51 ULXs
ToO ID | 18383 |
| Requester | Brightman |
| Time Submitted | 2023-01-30 17:53:01 |
| Urgency | Medium Urgency (days to a week) |
| Object Name | M51 ULXs |
| Type or Classification | Ultraluminous X-ray Sources |
| Right Ascension (J2000) | 202.48421 (= 13h 29m 56.0s) |
| Declination (J2000) | 47.23060 (= 47° 13' 50.0'') |
| Position Error (90% confidence - arcminutes) | 0 |
| Science Justification | |
| Exposure Time per Visit (s) | 2000 |
| Number of Visits | 10 |
| Total Exposure (s) | 20000 |
| Immediate Objective | |
| Instrument | XRT |
| XRT Mode | PC |
| UVOT Mode | 0x9999: Default (Filter of the day) |
| Primary Target ID | 11417 |
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 Start | Window Stop | XRT Mode | UVOT Mode | Exposure (s) | Observed Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023-02-04 00:00:00 | 2023-02-05 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 280 |
| 2 | 2023-02-10 00:00:00 | 2023-02-11 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 905 |
| 3 | 2023-02-16 00:00:00 | 2023-02-17 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 2153 |
| 4 | 2023-02-22 00:00:00 | 2023-02-23 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 2045 |
| 5 | 2023-02-28 00:00:00 | 2023-03-01 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 1254 |
| 6 | 2023-03-06 00:00:00 | 2023-03-07 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 685 |
| 7 | 2023-03-12 00:00:00 | 2023-03-13 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 1850 |
| 8 | 2023-03-18 00:00:00 | 2023-03-19 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 1615 |
| 9 | 2023-03-24 00:00:00 | 2023-03-25 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 1605 |
| 10 | 2023-03-30 00:00:00 | 2023-03-31 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 2000 | 1985 |
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