NICER observation list: Target ID 762402

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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7624020101 68.073 -30.401 230.627 -41.966 60506.5365 60506.9368 4752.2 52 4 VALIDATED 60517.8 60700
7624020102 68.072 -30.400 230.626 -41.967 60506.9881 60507.9667 7902.1 52 5 VALIDATED 60523.8 60701
7624020103 68.072 -30.400 230.625 -41.967 60508.0212 60508.0312 801.5 52 4 VALIDATED 60524.0 60702
7624020201 68.072 -30.399 230.624 -41.967 60534.1502 60534.9398 6568.0 52 2 VALIDATED 60545.5 60728
7624020202 68.071 -30.397 230.621 -41.967 60534.9885 60535.5206 2077.0 52 3 VALIDATED 60547.3 60729
7624020301 68.072 -30.400 230.625 -41.967 60569.0162 60569.8664 11997.0 50 5 VALIDATED 60591.4 60763
7624020401 68.072 -30.400 230.625 -41.966 60590.2484 60590.4576 4364.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60602.0 60784
7624020402 68.073 -30.400 230.625 -41.966 60591.0928 60591.5556 5812.0 50 3 VALIDATED 60602.1 60785
7624020601 68.072 -30.400 230.625 -41.967 60645.8819 60645.9579 54.0 41 6 VALIDATED 60655.8 60839
7624020602 68.072 -30.400 230.625 -41.967 60646.0111 60646.9900 26.0 41 5 VALIDATED 60656.9 60840
7624020701 68.071 -30.399 230.624 -41.967 60674.7746 60674.9206 2121.0 50 5 VALIDATED 60686.0 60868
7624020702 68.071 -30.399 230.624 -41.967 60675.0336 60675.9519 9280.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60686.1 60869
7624020801 68.072 -30.399 230.624 -41.966 60701.6903 60701.9609 4605.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60711.9 60895
7624020802 68.072 -30.399 230.625 -41.966 60702.0171 60702.6056 5852.0 50 5 VALIDATED 60714.1 60896