NICER observation list: Target ID 467501
- Proposal Number = 4675
- Target ID = 467501
- Target Name = GX_339-4
- Proposal Title = CONTINUUM-FITTING SPIN MEASUREMENTS OF BRIGHT BLACK-HOLE TRANSIENTS
- PI = JAMES STEINER
- Proposal Category = X-RAY BINARIES
- Cycle number = 4
- Observation Type = NOR
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 |