NICER observation list: Target ID 561504

Abstract

A recent 5-month NICER monitoring campaign of 4 'quiescent' Swift-BAT blazars reveals that variations in the 0.3-2 keV band are detected on three distinct timescales, but that the fractional variability is <25% and decreases on longer timescales, implying low-amplitude variability for all sources and showing very little to no variability on monthly timescales, which is in stark contrast to previous studies that show that blazars are highly variable in the X-rays over a wide range of timescales. As a follow-up to this campaign, we propose multi-cycle NICER observations of these 4 BAT blazars as well as of 2 additional blazars whose variability is not detected by the BAT, in order to characterize the long-term variability, search for flares, and obtain high-quality time-averaged spectra.
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5615040101 47.980 -76.863 293.439 -37.553 59641.5293 59641.5424 317.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59652.3 59835
5615040201 47.980 -76.863 293.439 -37.553 59645.4646 59645.4819 773.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59659.5 59839
5615040301 47.977 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59649.5419 59649.5502 658.0 52 2 VALIDATED 59654.2 59843
5615040401 47.974 -76.863 293.440 -37.554 59653.2889 59653.2979 660.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59663.9 59847
5615040501 47.973 -76.862 293.439 -37.555 59657.7854 59657.7990 982.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59668.8 59851
5615040601 47.975 -76.864 293.441 -37.553 59661.2088 59661.2319 1709.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59671.1 59855
5615040701 47.987 -76.862 293.436 -37.554 59665.4076 59665.5441 0.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59675.9 59859
5615040801 47.980 -76.868 293.443 -37.550 59668.6370 59668.6477 0.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59678.9 59862
5615040901 47.979 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59673.5164 59673.5269 828.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59682.7 59867
5615041001 47.958 -76.865 293.446 -37.555 59677.9060 59677.9213 634.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59687.7 59871
5615041101 47.971 -76.868 293.445 -37.551 59681.3822 59681.3907 512.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59690.7 59875
5615041201 47.970 -76.868 293.445 -37.551 59685.3197 59685.3324 850.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59694.7 59879
5615041301 47.959 -76.869 293.449 -37.552 59689.1287 59689.1371 311.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59698.7 59883
5615041401 47.984 -76.864 293.439 -37.552 59693.1984 59693.2060 238.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59702.9 59887
5615041601 47.982 -76.864 293.439 -37.552 59702.4002 59702.4704 618.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59711.8 59896
5615041701 47.982 -76.864 293.439 -37.553 59705.1093 59705.1185 682.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59714.7 59899
5615041801 47.981 -76.864 293.439 -37.553 59709.1067 59709.1248 1466.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59718.7 59903
5615041901 47.987 -76.862 293.437 -37.553 59713.8776 59713.8872 648.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59723.6 59907
5615042001 47.980 -76.864 293.439 -37.553 59717.2382 59717.2574 1253.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59726.7 59911
5615042101 47.979 -76.863 293.439 -37.553 59721.8338 59721.8424 573.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59733.0 59915
5615042301 47.969 -76.864 293.442 -37.554 59730.6461 59730.6562 794.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59740.9 59924
5615042401 47.975 -76.863 293.440 -37.554 59733.3542 59733.3678 858.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59743.9 59927
5615042501 47.967 -76.858 293.438 -37.559 59737.4269 59737.4361 558.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59748.2 59931
5615042601 47.978 -76.865 293.441 -37.552 59741.0428 59741.0509 503.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59753.8 59935
5615042701 47.981 -76.865 293.440 -37.552 59744.7820 59744.7947 1014.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59761.0 59938
5615042801 47.957 -76.864 293.444 -37.556 59749.3512 59749.3625 737.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59759.2 59943
5615042901 47.980 -76.865 293.440 -37.552 59753.5481 59753.5572 269.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59764.5 59947
5615043001 47.983 -76.865 293.439 -37.552 59757.6138 59757.6236 316.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59782.8 59951
5615043002 47.988 -76.864 293.438 -37.552 59853.2655 59853.2799 902.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59863.8 60047
5615043101 47.980 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59760.7147 59760.7856 842.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59779.1 59954
5615043201 47.982 -76.864 293.439 -37.552 59765.9780 59765.9861 573.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59775.9 59959
5615043301 47.991 -76.866 293.438 -37.550 59769.4590 59769.4794 500.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59779.3 59963
5615043401 47.982 -76.864 293.439 -37.552 59773.5861 59773.5990 858.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59784.9 59967
5615043501 47.982 -76.864 293.439 -37.553 59776.3680 59776.6964 812.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59786.8 59970
5615043601 47.982 -76.863 293.438 -37.553 59781.6019 59781.6123 135.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59792.1 59975
5615043801 47.981 -76.863 293.438 -37.553 59789.7044 59789.7123 551.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59797.5 59983
5615043901 47.979 -76.863 293.439 -37.553 59793.3799 59793.3880 574.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59806.9 59987
5615044001 47.975 -76.863 293.440 -37.554 59797.2611 59797.2692 0.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59807.2 59991
5615044101 47.979 -76.860 293.436 -37.556 59801.2533 59801.2616 501.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59810.8 59995
5615044201 47.973 -76.864 293.441 -37.554 59805.6461 59805.6620 1238.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59816.8 59999
5615044301 47.978 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59809.7822 59809.7894 547.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59821.0 60003
5615044401 47.958 -76.862 293.443 -37.557 59813.5652 59813.5727 388.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59822.9 60007
5615044501 47.978 -76.865 293.441 -37.553 59816.9928 59817.0014 0.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59829.3 60011
5615044601 47.979 -76.865 293.440 -37.552 59820.6060 59820.6150 554.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59830.9 60014
5615044701 47.971 -76.867 293.444 -37.552 59825.6161 59825.6863 136.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59836.7 60019
5615044801 47.980 -76.865 293.440 -37.552 59829.0959 59829.1039 573.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59850.7 60023
5615044901 47.983 -76.868 293.442 -37.549 59833.1569 59833.1662 736.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59842.9 60027
5615045001 47.985 -76.868 293.441 -37.549 59837.4817 59837.4892 0.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59847.0 60031
5615045101 47.983 -76.864 293.439 -37.552 59841.3593 59841.3655 262.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59850.8 60035
5615045201 47.982 -76.864 293.439 -37.552 59844.0692 59844.0796 826.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59855.1 60038
5615045301 47.984 -76.863 293.438 -37.553 59849.2065 59849.2137 244.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59858.8 60043
5615045501 48.006 -76.863 293.433 -37.550 59857.0171 59857.0259 349.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59866.8 60051
5615045601 47.980 -76.864 293.439 -37.553 59861.9963 59862.0036 593.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59871.7 60056
5615045701 47.976 -76.863 293.439 -37.554 59865.8623 59865.8755 1053.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59875.9 60059
5615045801 47.979 -76.861 293.437 -37.555 59869.7788 59869.7885 26.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59879.7 60063
5615045901 47.978 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59873.7924 59873.8030 600.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59883.8 60067
5615046001 47.977 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59877.7257 59877.7359 645.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59887.8 60071
5615046101 47.979 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59881.7275 59881.7414 871.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59893.4 60075
5615046201 47.983 -76.862 293.437 -37.554 59883.8646 59883.9350 825.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59888.2 60077
5615046301 47.964 -76.864 293.443 -37.555 59889.3844 59889.3975 393.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59900.1 60083
5615046401 47.963 -76.866 293.445 -37.554 59893.3811 59893.3943 183.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59905.1 60087
5615046501 47.981 -76.864 293.440 -37.552 59897.1933 59897.2104 1331.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59907.0 60091
5615046601 47.983 -76.865 293.440 -37.552 59901.8440 59901.9176 909.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59912.1 60095
5615046701 47.982 -76.865 293.440 -37.552 59905.1868 59905.2049 831.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59918.8 60099
5615046801 47.978 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59909.0655 59909.0725 68.0 52 2 VALIDATED 59915.2 60103
5615046901 47.992 -76.864 293.437 -37.551 59913.4886 59913.4977 689.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59924.3 60107
5615047001 47.991 -76.863 293.436 -37.552 59917.8100 59917.8192 714.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59934.7 60111
5615047101 47.998 -76.865 293.436 -37.550 59921.1051 59921.1130 45.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59936.0 60115
5615047201 47.981 -76.864 293.439 -37.553 59925.6988 59925.7095 582.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59938.0 60119
5615047301 47.980 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59929.0512 59929.0616 190.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59940.1 60123
5615047401 47.981 -76.864 293.439 -37.553 59933.1180 59933.1282 379.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59943.9 60127
5615047601 47.979 -76.861 293.438 -37.555 59942.8997 59942.9111 681.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59952.9 60136
5615047701 47.977 -76.862 293.439 -37.554 59945.0282 59945.0400 754.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59956.1 60139
5615047801 47.973 -76.861 293.439 -37.556 59949.0896 59949.1088 1274.5 52 7 VALIDATED 59970.5 60143
5615047901 47.979 -76.864 293.440 -37.553 59953.0255 59953.0417 1317.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59969.5 60147
5615048001 47.965 -76.863 293.442 -37.556 59957.5361 59957.5496 1.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59969.7 60151
5615048101 47.956 -76.861 293.442 -37.558 59961.4094 59961.4199 17.0 52 2 VALIDATED 59975.3 60155
5615048201 47.982 -76.865 293.440 -37.552 59965.3418 59965.3535 463.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59981.9 60159
5615048301 47.981 -76.865 293.440 -37.552 59969.1539 59969.1671 522.0 51 1 VALIDATED 59976.0 60163
5615048501 47.982 -76.864 293.440 -37.552 59977.8431 59977.8537 814.0 51 5 VALIDATED 59990.8 60171
5615048601 47.994 -76.869 293.441 -37.547 59981.2634 59981.2741 824.0 51 5 VALIDATED 59992.0 60175
5615048701 47.990 -76.866 293.439 -37.550 59985.3180 59985.3331 1116.0 51 5 VALIDATED 59997.3 60179
5615048801 47.981 -76.864 293.439 -37.552 59989.0743 59989.0850 0.0 51 3 VALIDATED 59995.0 60183
5615048901 47.998 -76.863 293.435 -37.551 59993.3838 59993.3963 995.0 51 4 VALIDATED 60002.9 60187
5615049101 47.980 -76.863 293.439 -37.553 60000.9444 60000.9516 0.0 51 6 VALIDATED 60013.3 60194
5615049102 47.980 -76.864 293.439 -37.553 60003.3160 60003.3241 517.0 51 1 VALIDATED 60011.3 60197