NICER observation list: Target ID 561506

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.
Obsid RA DEC l b Start End Exposure Number of
Modules		 Number of
Processing		 Status of
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5615060101 209.270 19.321 9.001 73.042 59642.7213 59642.7370 1306.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59652.3 59836
5615060201 209.273 19.320 9.004 73.039 59646.2134 59646.2213 595.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59659.5 59840
5615060301 209.272 19.320 9.002 73.040 59650.5965 59650.6046 631.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59665.9 59844
5615060401 209.271 19.319 8.997 73.040 59654.5368 59654.5454 685.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59666.1 59848
5615060501 209.269 19.319 8.994 73.041 59657.8331 59657.9644 285.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59668.8 59851
5615060502 209.269 19.319 8.993 73.041 59658.0251 59658.3516 405.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59668.8 59852
5615060601 209.269 19.318 8.992 73.041 59662.0182 59662.0308 952.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59672.9 59856
5615060701 209.268 19.319 8.992 73.042 59666.1484 59666.1603 679.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59676.0 59860
5615060801 209.268 19.318 8.991 73.042 59670.4074 59670.4160 646.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59679.9 59864
5615060901 209.271 19.315 8.987 73.038 59674.2259 59674.2354 770.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59684.7 59868
5615061001 209.271 19.315 8.986 73.038 59677.9711 59677.9812 369.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59687.7 59871
5615061101 209.270 19.314 8.983 73.038 59682.2903 59682.2975 470.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59691.7 59876
5615061201 209.273 19.319 9.002 73.038 59686.8192 59686.8331 1025.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59696.7 59880
5615061301 209.269 19.316 8.986 73.040 59690.1183 59690.1257 480.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59699.7 59884
5615061401 209.269 19.318 8.993 73.041 59694.3657 59694.3838 1353.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59704.8 59888
5615061501 209.270 19.318 8.994 73.040 59698.0981 59698.1049 393.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59709.9 59892
5615061601 209.269 19.319 8.993 73.041 59702.3713 59702.3831 691.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59711.8 59896
5615061701 209.268 19.319 8.993 73.042 59706.3639 59706.4331 547.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59715.7 59900
5615061801 209.268 19.319 8.993 73.042 59710.6255 59710.6398 1205.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59720.7 59904
5615061901 209.268 19.319 8.993 73.042 59714.2938 59714.3657 964.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59723.7 59908
5615062001 209.276 19.319 9.004 73.036 59718.3698 59718.3782 528.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59732.8 59912
5615062101 209.269 19.319 8.994 73.042 59722.3741 59722.3896 1141.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59733.1 59916
5615062201 209.269 19.319 8.995 73.042 59726.1162 59726.1340 1383.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59738.9 59920
5615062301 209.269 19.319 8.994 73.041 59730.6944 59730.7637 524.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59740.9 59924
5615062401 209.268 19.319 8.992 73.042 59734.1725 59734.1828 811.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59751.9 59928
5615062501 209.268 19.318 8.992 73.042 59738.4950 59738.5065 913.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59752.0 59932
5615062601 209.268 19.318 8.991 73.042 59742.3011 59742.3154 1143.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59753.9 59936
5615062701 209.268 19.313 8.977 73.039 59745.6636 59745.8602 909.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59755.8 59939
5615062801 209.268 19.319 8.992 73.042 59750.6958 59750.7067 201.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59761.2 59944
5615062901 209.269 19.318 8.992 73.041 59754.3840 59754.3954 652.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59768.0 59948
5615063001 209.270 19.318 8.993 73.040 59758.6411 59758.6488 314.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59779.0 59952
5615063101 209.269 19.318 8.992 73.041 59762.2720 59762.2801 640.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59771.3 59956
5615063201 209.269 19.319 8.992 73.041 59766.5963 59766.6037 593.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59779.1 59960
5615063301 209.270 19.319 8.996 73.041 59770.7047 59770.7750 0.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59783.0 59964
5615063401 209.269 19.318 8.992 73.041 59774.5269 59774.5376 881.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59785.0 59968
5615063501 209.268 19.319 8.993 73.042 59778.5118 59778.5225 850.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59788.8 59972
5615063601 209.268 19.319 8.995 73.042 59782.5110 59782.5241 991.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59794.0 59976
5615063701 209.269 19.320 8.998 73.042 59786.8329 59786.8484 1113.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59800.2 59980
5615063801 209.269 19.319 8.994 73.042 59790.1252 59790.1380 760.0 52 2 VALIDATED 59797.6 59984
5615063901 209.272 19.321 9.004 73.039 59793.2912 59793.2988 479.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59806.9 59987
5615064101 209.269 19.319 8.995 73.041 59803.0282 59803.0370 586.0 49 4 VALIDATED 59813.9 59997
5615064201 209.269 19.319 8.993 73.042 59806.8339 59806.8465 716.0 49 7 VALIDATED 59819.0 60000
5615064301 209.268 19.319 8.991 73.042 59810.3315 59810.3387 36.0 49 5 VALIDATED 59821.0 60004
5615064401 209.268 19.318 8.991 73.042 59814.5096 59814.5231 172.0 49 5 VALIDATED 59824.8 60008
5615064501 209.268 19.318 8.991 73.042 59818.1235 59818.1339 0.0 47 4 VALIDATED 59830.7 60012
5615064601 209.266 19.315 8.977 73.042 59822.0604 59822.0744 0.0 47 2 VALIDATED 59829.9 60016
5615065601 209.274 19.315 8.992 73.035 59903.2542 59903.2677 0.0 47 4 VALIDATED 59914.7 60097
5615065701 209.269 19.317 8.989 73.041 59907.3187 59907.3445 2.0 47 3 VALIDATED 59920.2 60101
5615065801 209.271 19.319 8.998 73.040 59911.3808 59911.4081 0.0 47 4 VALIDATED 59922.0 60105
5615065901 209.269 19.317 8.989 73.040 59915.0711 59915.0880 5.0 49 7 VALIDATED 59935.8 60109
5615066001 209.269 19.319 8.992 73.041 59919.1880 59919.1965 7.0 49 4 VALIDATED 59934.8 60113
5615066101 209.268 19.319 8.993 73.042 59923.1220 59923.1359 470.0 49 4 VALIDATED 59936.2 60117
5615066201 209.268 19.313 8.975 73.039 59927.2671 59927.2810 0.0 52 1 VALIDATED 59936.6 60121
5615066301 209.269 19.321 9.000 73.042 59931.3789 59931.3903 773.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59941.9 60125
5615066601 209.268 19.318 8.991 73.042 59943.3417 59943.3532 153.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59952.9 60137
5615066701 209.269 19.319 8.994 73.042 59948.6771 59948.7488 518.0 52 8 VALIDATED 59970.4 60142
5615066801 209.269 19.319 8.993 73.041 59951.4051 59951.4759 162.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59969.3 60145
5615066901 209.268 19.319 8.992 73.042 59955.1519 59955.1595 591.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59970.7 60149
5615067001 209.268 19.319 8.992 73.042 59959.1405 59959.1498 604.0 52 3 VALIDATED 59975.2 60153
5615067101 209.268 19.319 8.992 73.042 59963.1258 59963.1392 1016.0 52 1 VALIDATED 59971.3 60157
5615067201 209.270 19.316 8.986 73.039 59967.5190 59967.5331 1015.0 52 1 VALIDATED 59975.8 60161
5615067501 209.269 19.319 8.993 73.041 59979.2727 59979.2877 152.0 51 1 VALIDATED 59984.4 60173
5615067601 209.269 19.319 8.993 73.041 59983.2089 59983.2208 91.0 51 6 VALIDATED 59994.7 60177
5615067701 209.269 19.318 8.992 73.041 59987.6093 59987.6218 818.0 51 5 VALIDATED 59999.0 60181
5615067801 209.268 19.319 8.994 73.042 59991.1650 59991.1727 595.0 51 5 VALIDATED 60000.9 60185
5615067901 209.269 19.319 8.993 73.041 59995.2720 59995.2831 342.0 51 5 VALIDATED 60006.8 60189
5615068001 209.269 19.318 8.991 73.041 59999.3560 59999.3674 691.0 51 2 VALIDATED 60005.2 60193
5615068101 209.268 19.322 9.000 73.043 60003.2785 60003.2873 697.0 51 1 VALIDATED 60011.3 60197