NICER observation list: Target ID 756801
    
      - Proposal Number = 7568
 
      - Target ID = 756801
 
      - Target Name = GX_339-4
 
      - Proposal Title = CONTINUUM-FITTING MEASUREMENTS OF BLACK-HOLE SPIN IN BRIGHT X-RAY TRANSIENT SYSTEMS
 
      - PI = JAMES STEINER
 
      - Proposal Category = X-RAY BINARIES
 
      - Cycle number = 7
 
      - Observation Type = NOR
 
    
    Abstract
    Stellar-mass black holes in X-ray transients undergo months-long outbursts during which they explore wide-ranging accretion rates and spectral-timing states. Following transitioning to the thermal/soft state, the black hole undergoes a protracted thermal decline. The pristine thermal/soft state contains only minor contribution from the nonthermal components; most of the emission comes from the thermal accretion disk continuum. Accordingly, this state is the gold-standard for spin measurements via X-ray continuum fitting. We request 10x2ks observations during the thermal phase of the outburst, to monitor a bright black-hole transient in decline, in order to determine its spin. We request up to two triggers over the next cycle, for a maximum of 40ks.
    
      
        
          | Obsid | 
          RA | 
          DEC | 
          l | 
          b | 
          Start | 
          End | 
          Exposure | 
          Number of   Modules | 
          Number of   Processing | 
          Status of   Processing | 
          Date of   Processing | 
          Public   date | 
        
      
      
        
        
          
          | 7568010101 | 
          
          255.705 | 
          -48.790 | 
          338.939 | 
          -4.326 | 
          60572.1400 | 
          60572.4778 | 
          0.0 | 
          41 | 
          3 | 
          VALIDATED | 
          60582.6 | 
          60766 | 
        
        
        
          
          | 7568010102 | 
          
          255.706 | 
          -48.790 | 
          338.939 | 
          -4.327 | 
          60582.9602 | 
          60582.9644 | 
          11.0 | 
          50 | 
          5 | 
          VALIDATED | 
          60595.2 | 
          60776 | 
        
        
        
          
          | 7568010103 | 
          
          255.705 | 
          -48.791 | 
          338.938 | 
          -4.327 | 
          60583.0248 | 
          60583.4812 | 
          1647.0 | 
          50 | 
          5 | 
          VALIDATED | 
          60595.3 | 
          60777 | 
        
        
        
          
          | 7568010104 | 
          
          255.705 | 
          -48.790 | 
          338.939 | 
          -4.326 | 
          60710.9174 | 
          60710.9891 | 
          564.0 | 
          50 | 
          3 | 
          VALIDATED | 
          60725.1 | 
          60904 | 
        
        
        
          
          | 7568010105 | 
          
          255.705 | 
          -48.789 | 
          338.939 | 
          -4.326 | 
          60711.0475 | 
          60711.1188 | 
          108.0 | 
          50 | 
          3 | 
          VALIDATED | 
          60725.1 | 
          60905 |