NICER observation list: Target ID 771701

Abstract

Transient black hole binaries (BHB) undergo X-ray outbursts that display a plethora of physical phenomena on human timescales, typically lasting several months. This includes rapid changes in both the spectral and timing data of these systems. We request a total of 500 ks of NuSTAR time to monitor any known or new BHB system that goes into an outburst during Cycle 10, triggering ~18 observations to sample all accretion states. We also request 50 ks of quasi-simultaneous NICER time to support this campaign by covering the soft energy band and providing fast timing observations. The key goal is to provide a comprehensive view of the properties of accreting BHs, including robust measurements of their mass and spin via spectral-timing modeling of the X-ray data.
Obsid RA DEC l b Start End Exposure Number of
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7717010101 248.505 -47.392 336.911 0.252 60778.4952 60778.9664 2267.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60788.4 60972
7717010102 248.506 -47.393 336.911 0.251 60779.0977 60779.1023 260.0 50 3 VALIDATED 60788.4 60973
7717010301 248.506 -47.393 336.911 0.250 60784.6408 60784.9111 2039.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60795.9 60978
7717010302 248.505 -47.393 336.911 0.251 60785.0299 60785.1046 1635.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60795.9 60979
7717010303 248.506 -47.393 336.911 0.251 60787.8700 60787.9421 1247.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60799.0 60981
7717010304 248.507 -47.392 336.912 0.250 60787.9990 60788.1822 1363.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60799.0 60982
7717010305 248.509 -47.394 336.912 0.249 60809.1098 60809.6970 3768.0 50 7 VALIDATED 60819.6 61003
7717010401 248.505 -47.388 336.914 0.255 60791.6609 60791.9294 1884.0 50 6 VALIDATED 60802.9 60985
7717010402 248.505 -47.388 336.914 0.254 60792.0482 60792.0563 191.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60803.0 60986
7717010403 248.506 -47.393 336.911 0.251 60814.2747 60814.7424 4103.0 50 7 VALIDATED 60824.9 61008
7717010501 248.510 -47.394 336.912 0.248 60818.8574 60818.9891 803.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60830.9 61012
7717010502 248.507 -47.393 336.912 0.250 60819.0627 60819.0681 373.0 50 5 VALIDATED 60830.9 61013
7717010601 248.508 -47.392 336.912 0.250 60823.3820 60823.9671 829.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60834.8 61017
7717010602 248.509 -47.393 336.912 0.249 60824.2778 60824.6694 807.0 50 4 VALIDATED 60836.9 61018