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 PSR B1259-63
ToO ID | 18509 |
| Requester | Chernyakova |
| Time Submitted | 2023-03-01 11:39:50 |
| Urgency | Medium Urgency (days to a week) |
| Object Name | PSR B1259-63 |
| Type or Classification | gamma-ray binary |
| Right Ascension (J2000) | 195.69855 (= 13h 02m 47.0s) |
| Declination (J2000) | -63.83573 (= -63° 50' 08.0'') |
| Position Error (90% confidence - arcminutes) | 0 |
| Science Justification | |
| Exposure Time per Visit (s) | 3000 |
| Number of Visits | 4 |
| Total Exposure (s) | 12000 |
| Immediate Objective | |
| Instrument | XRT |
| XRT Mode | PC |
| UVOT Mode | 0x9999: Default (Filter of the day) |
| Primary Target ID | 30966 |
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 | 2023-03-07 00:00:00 | 2023-03-08 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 3000 | 3445 |
| 2 | 2023-03-14 00:00:00 | 2023-03-15 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 3000 | 2745 |
| 3 | 2023-03-21 00:00:00 | 2023-03-22 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 3000 | 3205 |
| 4 | 2023-04-02 00:00:00 | 2023-04-03 00:00:00 | PC | 0x9999 | 3000 | 0 |
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