NICER observation list: Target ID 463802

Abstract

A time-domain variability analysis of 117 blazars in the Swift-BAT 105-month catalog reveals that a significant portion (~30%) exhibit very low fractional variability (<20%) on a monthly timescale, which is deeply at odds with previous studies that show that blazars are highly variable in the X-rays on a wide range of timescales. However, the BAT data are not sensitive to changes on shorter timescales or lower amplitude variability. We propose NICER observations of four 'quiescent' BAT blazars whose variability is not detected by the BAT to determine if a subset of this population show variability at lower amplitudes and shorter timescales. The higher sensitivity per unit time of NICER and its scheduling flexibility make it an ideal instrument with which to carry out this investigation.
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4638020101 342.946 -32.103 14.819 -63.611 59385.1843 59385.2565 663.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59394.8 59399
4638020201 342.947 -32.103 14.819 -63.612 59388.0120 59388.0301 1247.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59398.9 59402
4638020301 342.949 -32.099 14.829 -63.614 59392.6589 59392.6750 1268.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59403.8 59406
4638020401 342.951 -32.099 14.829 -63.615 59394.9857 59394.9947 653.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59407.8 59408
4638020601 342.949 -32.105 14.814 -63.613 59402.8275 59402.8958 258.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59412.8 59416
4638020701 342.950 -32.104 14.817 -63.614 59406.6271 59406.6363 587.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59416.7 59420
4638020801 342.949 -32.103 14.819 -63.613 59409.3438 59409.3516 325.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59418.7 59423
4638020901 342.949 -32.103 14.819 -63.613 59413.6667 59413.6831 1129.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59423.6 59427
4638021001 342.950 -32.103 14.820 -63.615 59417.0218 59417.0377 1169.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59426.7 59431
4638021101 342.948 -32.103 14.819 -63.613 59420.1969 59420.2060 671.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59429.7 59434
4638021201 342.948 -32.103 14.818 -63.613 59423.4081 59423.4164 591.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59471.8 59437
4638021301 342.948 -32.104 14.818 -63.613 59427.3586 59427.3711 339.0 52 8 VALIDATED 59472.0 59441
4638021401 342.950 -32.106 14.812 -63.615 59430.2544 59430.2641 592.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59466.2 59444
4638021501 342.948 -32.104 14.817 -63.612 59434.5863 59434.5954 703.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59467.2 59448
4638021701 342.948 -32.104 14.817 -63.613 59441.1725 59441.1827 5.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59468.2 59455
4638021801 342.948 -32.104 14.818 -63.613 59444.0819 59444.0943 715.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59471.0 59458
4638021901 342.948 -32.104 14.818 -63.613 59448.3410 59448.3498 589.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59471.2 59462
4638022001 342.947 -32.104 14.817 -63.612 59451.7488 59451.7600 433.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59464.7 59465
4638022101 342.947 -32.101 14.823 -63.612 59455.1706 59455.1806 767.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59465.0 59469
4638022201 342.947 -32.101 14.823 -63.612 59458.7854 59458.8028 549.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59468.6 59472
4638022301 342.948 -32.098 14.830 -63.613 59462.0201 59462.0319 112.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59475.0 59476
4638022401 342.947 -32.103 14.819 -63.612 59465.2504 59465.2613 813.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59475.1 59479
4638022501 342.950 -32.103 14.819 -63.614 59469.0013 59469.0736 1017.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59478.8 59483
4638022601 342.951 -32.103 14.820 -63.615 59472.1068 59472.3042 693.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59481.9 59486
4638022701 342.949 -32.107 14.810 -63.614 59477.1555 59477.2266 569.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59486.8 59491
4638022801 342.950 -32.108 14.808 -63.614 59479.3502 59479.4252 1368.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59488.8 59493
4638022901 342.948 -32.103 14.819 -63.613 59483.1028 59483.1162 643.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59492.7 59497
4638023001 342.952 -32.102 14.821 -63.616 59486.5077 59486.5194 930.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59496.6 59500
4638023101 342.948 -32.104 14.818 -63.613 59490.0704 59490.0882 556.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59500.9 59504
4638023201 342.948 -32.103 14.819 -63.613 59493.8028 59493.8738 946.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59503.6 59507
4638023301 342.948 -32.104 14.818 -63.613 59497.8824 59497.8921 452.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59507.6 59511
4638023302 342.948 -32.104 14.818 -63.613 59498.0115 59498.0215 225.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59507.6 59512
4638023501 342.948 -32.105 14.814 -63.613 59504.1323 59504.1403 593.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59513.7 59518
4638023601 342.949 -32.105 14.814 -63.613 59507.6843 59507.6975 662.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59518.7 59521
4638023701 342.948 -32.104 14.818 -63.613 59511.2352 59511.2648 1965.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59520.7 59525
4638023801 342.949 -32.104 14.818 -63.613 59514.9285 59514.9400 143.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59526.7 59528
4638023901 342.951 -32.107 14.809 -63.615 59518.7282 59518.7382 465.0 52 9 VALIDATED 59536.9 59532
4638024001 342.948 -32.104 14.817 -63.613 59521.3882 59521.4588 902.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59531.1 59535