NICER observation list: Target ID 762401

Abstract

eROSITA has the capability to identify exceptional AGN with periodic X-ray flux signals. These objects are potential supermassive black hole binaries (SMBHB). We request six monitoring campaigns for a total exposure of 360ks for the brightest eROSITA-selected candidate periodic AGN. Each campaign consists of six individual pointings of 10 ks each, spaced roughly four weeks apart. The campaigns are needed to track the flux modulation, discard stochastic variability, and determine the details of higher cadence NICER follow-up observations to confirm the periodic nature. The most convincing case will be observed with XMM-Newton to find a double-peaked Fe Ka line coming from the individual accretion disks of the SMBHBs. This project could discover the closest distance SMBHB up to date.
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7624010101 286.537 -48.840 348.195 -22.388 60439.8898 60439.9704 0.0 41 4 VALIDATED 60450.1 60633
7624010102 286.537 -48.841 348.194 -22.388 60440.0192 60440.8731 0.0 41 5 VALIDATED 60452.0 60634
7624010103 286.536 -48.841 348.194 -22.387 60470.6434 60470.9623 1075.0 52 3 VALIDATED 60486.5 60664
7624010104 286.536 -48.841 348.194 -22.388 60471.0950 60471.9377 4428.0 52 2 VALIDATED 60486.7 60665
7624010105 286.537 -48.841 348.194 -22.388 60471.9940 60472.7748 2161.0 52 2 VALIDATED 60486.7 60666
7624010106 286.536 -48.843 348.192 -22.388 60577.8012 60577.9363 1547.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60591.7 60771
7624010107 286.536 -48.844 348.191 -22.388 60577.9947 60578.9681 4965.0 50 5 VALIDATED 60591.7 60772
7624010108 286.536 -48.841 348.194 -22.387 60579.0271 60579.6775 1766.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60591.8 60773
7624010201 286.538 -48.840 348.195 -22.388 60523.3617 60523.9674 5616.9 50 4 VALIDATED 60540.0 60717
7624010202 286.537 -48.840 348.195 -22.388 60524.0056 60524.5944 4644.8 50 4 VALIDATED 60540.1 60718
7624010301 286.536 -48.840 348.194 -22.387 60561.5575 60561.9521 0.0 41 4 VALIDATED 60571.9 60755
7624010302 286.536 -48.841 348.194 -22.387 60562.0095 60562.7282 79.0 41 4 VALIDATED 60574.1 60756
7624010303 286.536 -48.841 348.194 -22.387 60563.2358 60563.7627 0.0 41 5 VALIDATED 60574.4 60757
7624010501 286.537 -48.840 348.195 -22.388 60592.3104 60592.9704 4400.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60603.3 60786
7624010502 286.537 -48.840 348.195 -22.388 60593.0214 60593.4808 3004.0 50 7 VALIDATED 60614.9 60787