NICER observation list: Target ID 570601

Abstract

It is often assumed that X-ray variations in AGN drive UV/optical variations by heating the outer parts of the accretion disk. However, AGN X-ray and UV/optical light curves are often poorly correlated, which challenges this assumption. We can test whether or not AGN UV/optical variations are reprocessed X-rays by searching for a correlation between X-ray reflection features measured by NICER and optical variations measured by TESS; such a correlation must exist if X-ray reprocessing drives AGN variability. Simultaneous TESS and Swift data can also constrain the total reprocessed energy and predict the X-ray reflection strength, which provides a second test. We propose coordinated observations of Mrk 359 with TESS, NICER, and Swift to carry out these tests of X-ray reprocessing.
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5706010101 21.885 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59851.7075 59851.7356 2292.0 52 4 VALIDATED 59861.9 59865
5706010102 21.885 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59852.4175 59852.9604 4491.0 52 8 VALIDATED 59869.7 59866
5706010103 21.885 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59853.8367 59853.9924 3540.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59863.8 59867
5706010104 21.883 19.176 134.595 -42.877 59854.4815 59854.5083 2198.5 52 8 VALIDATED 59869.7 59868
5706010105 21.883 19.176 134.595 -42.877 59854.9979 59855.5407 3728.0 52 8 VALIDATED 59866.8 59869
5706010106 21.885 19.178 134.597 -42.874 59856.0308 59856.5653 2524.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59866.8 59870
5706010107 21.885 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59857.0664 59857.6060 2750.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59869.7 59871
5706010108 21.885 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59858.0995 59858.6340 2300.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59869.8 59872
5706010109 21.885 19.178 134.597 -42.874 59859.1301 59859.6644 2533.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59878.7 59873
5706010110 21.885 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59860.2315 59860.7625 2949.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59877.7 59874
5706010111 21.886 19.179 134.597 -42.873 59861.3259 59861.8616 1426.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59871.7 59875
5706010112 21.885 19.179 134.596 -42.873 59863.5889 59863.6597 194.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59873.9 59877
5706010113 21.886 19.178 134.597 -42.874 59864.1060 59864.8213 1560.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59874.8 59878
5706010114 21.885 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59866.6266 59866.6403 141.0 52 5 VALIDATED 59876.8 59880
5706010115 21.886 19.178 134.598 -42.874 59867.2074 59867.7421 1544.5 52 6 VALIDATED 59877.8 59881
5706010116 21.886 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59868.2400 59868.7762 1786.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59878.7 59882
5706010117 21.886 19.179 134.598 -42.874 59869.4711 59869.8051 2687.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59879.7 59883
5706010118 21.886 19.179 134.597 -42.874 59870.3054 59870.7174 3280.5 52 7 VALIDATED 59880.7 59884
5706010119 21.886 19.178 134.598 -42.874 59871.2085 59871.7507 2648.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59881.7 59885
5706010120 21.886 19.178 134.597 -42.874 59872.3111 59872.8468 3160.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59882.7 59886
5706010121 21.886 19.178 134.598 -42.874 59873.3444 59873.8794 3367.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59883.8 59887
5706010122 21.886 19.179 134.598 -42.874 59874.3785 59874.9127 2897.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59884.8 59888
5706010123 21.886 19.179 134.598 -42.874 59875.4116 59875.8810 1837.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59885.8 59889
5706010124 21.886 19.178 134.598 -42.874 59876.0030 59876.5907 2552.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59886.7 59890
5706010125 21.886 19.179 134.598 -42.874 59877.0803 59877.6146 2800.5 52 7 VALIDATED 59887.8 59891
5706010126 21.886 19.179 134.598 -42.874 59878.1125 59878.6475 2840.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59888.8 59892
5706010127 21.886 19.179 134.598 -42.874 59879.1455 59879.9979 2616.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59889.8 59893
5706010128 0.000 -90.000 302.932 -27.128 59880.6356 59880.6590 0.0 52 7 VALIDATED 59893.3 59894
5706010129 21.886 19.178 134.598 -42.874 59881.0951 59881.6905 3080.0 52 6 VALIDATED 59893.3 59895