NICER observation list: Target ID 463103

Abstract

We plan to make NICER observations to reveal the nature of the enigmatic class of gamma-ray binaries. We will confirm and study the pulsations recently reported from LS 5039, that would make this the first magnetar-powered gamma-ray binary. We will also make the first NICER observations of two more recently-discovered gamma-ray binaries and perform deep pulsation searches. These searches will make use of sensitive algorithms that account for high accelerations in the massive binary systems.
Obsid RA DEC l b Start End Exposure Number of
Modules		 Number of
Processing		 Status of
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date
4631030101 98.247 5.800 205.667 -1.439 59537.6060 59537.8755 3515.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59548.0 59731
4631030102 98.247 5.800 205.667 -1.440 59537.9942 59538.9731 7944.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59549.8 59732
4631030103 98.247 5.800 205.667 -1.440 59539.0275 59539.9419 10506.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59549.8 59733
4631030104 98.246 5.800 205.667 -1.440 59539.9961 59540.9050 2829.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59553.7 59734
4631030105 98.247 5.800 205.667 -1.440 59541.0255 59541.9609 24285.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59552.8 59735
4631030106 98.247 5.800 205.667 -1.440 59541.9940 59542.9940 19313.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59552.8 59736
4631030107 98.246 5.800 205.667 -1.440 59543.0509 59543.2497 2438.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59552.9 59737