NICER observation list: Target ID 467501

Abstract

After a black hole transient has reached the bright and soft thermal-dominant state, it undergoes a months-long gradual decline in the same thermal state. These data contain minimal contribution from the nonthermal Compton and reflection components and as such are the gold-standard for spin measurements via X-ray continuum fitting. To account for source evolution and to ensure we accrue sufficient data in the critical thin-disk regime, we request 10x2ks observations, each spaced apart by 2-4 weeks to monitor a (roughly) Crab-bright transient in decline. 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 Status of Processing Date of Processing Public date
4675010101 255.706 -48.790 338.93920 -4.32645 59318.1249 59318.3287 1433.00000 52 VALIDATED 59330.2 59332
4675010201 255.704 -48.788 338.94019 -4.32428 59332.9033 59332.9187 50.00000 52 VALIDATED 59344.7 59346
4675010202 255.703 -48.788 338.93938 -4.32415 59333.0331 59333.0479 0.00000 52 VALIDATED 59344.7 59347
4675010301 255.706 -48.790 338.93936 -4.32649 59346.5741 59346.6516 0.00000 52 VALIDATED 59356.7 59360
4675010401 255.711 -48.792 338.93924 -4.33065 59359.1442 59359.2238 1102.00000 52 VALIDATED 59369.8 59373
4675010501 255.705 -48.790 338.93859 -4.32658 59377.7942 59377.9350 1028.00000 52 VALIDATED 59387.7 59391
4675010601 255.704 -48.788 338.93968 -4.32501 59398.0027 59398.0856 1434.00000 52 VALIDATED 59412.7 59412