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TOO request for Swift J1727.8-1613



ToO ID

19289
RequesterDel Santo
Time Submitted2023-08-28 04:27:07
UrgencyMedium Urgency (days to a week)
Object NameSwift J1727.8-1613
Type or ClassificationAGN
Right Ascension (J2000)261.93046 (= 17h 27m 43.0s)
Declination (J2000)-16.20534 (= -16° 12' 19.0'')
Position Error (90% confidence - arcminutes)0.03
Science Justification
Exposure Time per Visit (s)1500
Number of Visits20
Total Exposure (s)30000
Immediate Objective
InstrumentXRT
XRT ModeWT
UVOT Mode 0x223f: U+B+V+All UV (UV weighted)
Primary Target ID1186959

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)
12023-08-30 00:00:002023-08-31 00:00:00WT0x223f15003790
22023-09-02 00:00:002023-09-03 00:00:00WT0x223f15001410
32023-09-06 05:00:002023-09-06 09:00:00WT0x223f15001410
42023-09-09 01:30:002023-09-09 09:00:00WT0x223f15001340
52023-09-11 04:45:002023-09-11 08:45:00WT0x223f15001315
62023-09-14 01:00:002023-09-14 08:45:00WT0x223f15001345
72023-09-17 04:30:002023-09-17 08:30:00WT0x223f1500880
82023-09-20 04:15:002023-09-20 08:15:00WT0x223f15001285
92023-09-23 00:00:002023-09-24 00:00:00WT0x223f15001245
102023-09-26 00:00:002023-09-27 00:00:00WT0x223f15001385
112023-09-29 00:00:002023-09-30 00:00:00WT0x223f1500830
122023-10-02 00:00:002023-10-03 00:00:00WT0x223f1500625
132023-10-05 00:00:002023-10-06 00:00:00WT0x223f15001440
142023-10-08 00:00:002023-10-09 00:00:00WT0x223f15000
152023-10-11 00:00:002023-10-12 00:00:00WT0x223f15001560
162023-10-14 00:00:002023-10-15 00:00:00WT0x223f15001325
172023-10-17 00:00:002023-10-18 00:00:00WT0x223f15001265
182023-10-21 00:00:002023-10-22 00:00:00WT0x223f15001440
192023-10-23 00:00:002023-10-24 00:00:00WT0x223f15001340
202023-10-26 00:00:002023-10-27 00:00:00WT0x223f15001440

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