NICER observation list: Target ID 255302

Abstract

The launching of jets from accreting systems is an established (albeit poorly understood) phenomenon. Whilst typically studied at sub-Eddington rates of accretion, jet ejections are known to occur in our Galactic super-critical source, SS433 and the ULX, Ho II X-1. We are proposing a series of NICER snaphots, coordinated with pre-approved observations using the JVLA and AMI radio telescopes to reveal how the properties of the accretion flow (i.e. the continuum X-ray emission and atomic features associated with a wind) change with respect to jet ejections. Based on recently discovered variability in the ejections from Ho II X-1, we are proposing an observing cadence of one every 1-2 months. NICER is crucial to our science goals as it combines high throughput with dynamic observing.
Obsid RA DEC l b Start End Exposure Number of modules Status of Processing Date of Processing Public date
2553020101 149.470 69.063 141.93402 41.07065 58587.9509 58587.9671 1270.00000 52 VALIDATED 58602.8 58781
2553020102 149.470 69.063 141.93396 41.07062 58588.0109 58588.7417 18932.00000 52 VALIDATED 58991.9 58782
2553020201 149.471 69.063 141.93385 41.07091 58640.4763 58640.9581 18293.00000 52 VALIDATED 58644.6 58834
2553020202 149.472 69.063 141.93389 41.07111 58640.9921 58641.0787 4008.00000 52 VALIDATED 58645.6 58835
2553020301 149.473 69.063 141.93348 41.07147 58701.5497 58701.9567 608.00000 50 VALIDATED 58705.7 58895
2553020302 149.473 69.063 141.93358 41.07160 58702.0009 58702.8591 0.00000 50 VALIDATED 58706.6 58896