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Short-term Schedule

Every week an observing request (OR) list is generated from the long term schedule (LTS) target list for that week, plus some unconstrained (pool) targets. This OR list is over-subscribed to allow an efficient schedule to be generated. The short-term schedule consists of those targets from the OR which will actually be observed; those targets not scheduled are then returned to the pool to be selected for future weeks.

The short-term schedule is the plan for a week's observing time. If there are no interruptions, all observations will be carried out close to the times listed. However, schedules can be interrupted by TOO observations, by solar-flare particle events, and by operational difficulties. This schedule is not a guarantee that the observation will occur when indicated.

There is a link to previous weeks' short-term schedules at the bottom of this page.

MAY1126A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
705311     30059    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:130:21:30:37.439  41.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 150.2920   2.1718 245.00 101.55  74.00 dss pspc rass
705227     29939    0                 NGC5728 2026:131:09:25:32.321  14.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 264.30 172.98  72.37 dss pspc rass
705312     30060    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:131:13:58:43.468  41.1 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 150.1667   2.2174 251.36 100.75  72.09 dss pspc rass
 ----      41498               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:132:01:55:59.579   3.0   --    --                    223.3999 -18.7782 278.15 175.01  76.08   
 ----      41497               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:132:03:32:01.241   3.0   --    --                    233.9000 -21.1000  58.94 174.18 137.37   
 ----      41496               CAL-ER (PER12) 2026:132:07:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    343.9100 -14.2781 113.00  71.66 102.92   
 ----      41495               CAL-ER (PER14) 2026:132:08:07:17.245   3.0   --    --                    358.6626  -9.4358 119.08  56.64  15.52   
 ----      41494               CAL-ER (PER13) 2026:132:12:10:00.000   2.0   --    --                    107.3000  29.1000 265.00  54.04 176.71   
705227     32339    0                 NGC5728 2026:132:13:41:26.546  14.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 262.49 171.90 119.04 dss pspc rass
 ----      41493               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:132:18:05:01.916   0.0   --    --                    202.7570  45.9108 207.10 111.61  86.65   
201810     30091    0           TV Cassiopeia 2026:132:18:37:19.812  17.5 ACIS-S HETG       S1,S2,S3,S4   4.8281  59.1390  53.01  52.01  74.02 dss pspc rass
 ----      41492               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:132:23:56:26.591   0.0   --    --                    202.7570  45.9108 207.32 111.48  74.01   
705227     30195    0                 NGC5728 2026:133:00:31:27.902  14.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 262.10 171.46  86.27 dss pspc rass
 ----      41491               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:133:05:03:16.655   0.0   --    --                    202.7570  45.9108 207.51 111.36  86.16   
201810     32341    0           TV Cassiopeia 2026:133:05:35:34.368  14.8 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5   4.8281  59.1390  53.01  52.11  74.00 dss pspc rass
 ----      41490               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2026:133:10:03:52.797   0.0   --    --                    162.0410  70.2590 243.28  79.94  51.63   
901870     32210    0          Cloverleaf ORC 2026:133:10:35:37.832  15.2 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 174.3500  -0.8480 235.00 122.76  71.55 dss pspc rass
705317     30258    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:133:15:10:34.837  30.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 149.9958   2.1376 251.07  98.67  29.11 dss pspc rass
705227     32343    0                 NGC5728 2026:134:00:02:09.502  14.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 267.00 170.50  72.35 dss pspc rass
503623 TOO 31145    3               SN2026hkg 2026:134:04:31:15.192  15.0 ACIS-S NONE       S1,S2,S3,S4 135.9005 -67.9704 258.49 105.33  91.18 dss pspc rass
705318     30066    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:134:09:12:52.412  29.9 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 149.8705   2.1832 250.93  97.81  72.54 dss pspc rass
 ----      41489               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:134:18:03:01.567   2.0   --    --                    222.4145 -15.5951 258.91 171.04  73.86   
 ----      41488               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:134:21:45:00.000   3.0   --    --                    241.8992 -22.4014  71.38 169.47 166.27   
 ----      41487               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:135:00:30:00.000   3.0   --    --                    349.7009 -13.3251 116.49  68.77 100.79   
705273     31993    0             MCG-5-23-16 2026:135:04:37:51.326  16.0 ACIS-S HETG                S3 146.9172 -30.9489 256.24 103.89 131.11 dss pspc rass
 ----      41486               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:135:09:25:36.610   0.0   --    --                    188.9188 -13.2966 256.57 138.49  45.28   
802272 CCT 32338    0           MOOJ1514-1259 2026:135:09:56:43.470  12.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 228.5950 -12.9897 207.97 173.38  68.69 dss pspc rass
503703 DDT 32251    0                J0952+50 2026:135:13:53:14.175  20.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 147.8100  50.1250 253.45  79.25  94.55 dss pspc rass
 ----      41485               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2026:135:19:44:33.186   0.0   --    --                    199.2918  50.1852 212.23 105.06  32.34   
901871     30435    0             PG 1553+113 2026:135:20:13:24.491  16.0 ACIS-I NONE I0,I1,I2,I3,S2,S3 238.9292  11.1901 159.99 149.23  58.52 dss pspc rass
 ----      41484               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2026:136:00:48:34.491   0.9   --    --                    238.9292  11.1901 160.00 149.22   0.03   
300559     30100    0                  AN UMa 2026:136:01:37:47.849  30.0 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1069  45.0539 244.00  92.16  81.18 dss pspc rass
901871     32344    0             PG 1553+113 2026:136:10:30:30.410  14.0 ACIS-I NONE    I0,I1,I2,I3,S2 238.9292  11.1901 160.00 149.21  81.19 dss pspc rass
 ----      41483               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:136:14:32:20.410   0.9   --    --                    238.9292  11.1901 160.00 149.20   0.02   
201810     32342    0           TV Cassiopeia 2026:136:15:25:10.016  10.0 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5   4.8281  59.1390  57.01  52.89  97.40 dss pspc rass
 ----      41482               CAL-ER (IAT06) 2026:136:18:33:20.931   0.0   --    --                    248.4332  64.7795 165.59  95.30  47.24   
802272 CCT 32345    0           MOOJ1514-1259 2026:136:19:08:28.634  12.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 228.5950 -12.9897 215.59 172.38  86.75 dss pspc rass
705318     32340    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:136:23:03:45.173  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 149.8705   2.1832 250.52  95.36  88.99 dss pspc rass
802272 CCT 32346    0           MOOJ1514-1259 2026:137:02:42:14.441  11.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 228.5950 -12.9897 216.94 172.14  88.45 dss pspc rass
503705 DDT 32337    1               AT2026fgk 2026:137:06:20:52.448  10.1 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 219.3171  71.8417 193.51  88.38  89.10 dss pspc rass
 ----      41481               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:137:09:43:23.336   0.9   --    --                    233.4000 -14.4640 185.03 175.16  86.84   


MAY0426A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    Active Chips      RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- ----------------- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
300559     30101    0                  AN UMa 2026:123:23:57:01.023  10.3 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1069  45.0539 233.24 101.57  82.12 dss pspc rass
 ----      41516               CAL-ER (PER01) 2026:124:03:21:50.862   3.0   --    --                    215.8510 -13.5072 243.93 174.60  77.99   
 ----      41515               CAL-ER (PER02) 2026:124:07:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     90.5207  16.2359 263.13  47.44 127.65   
 ----      41514               CAL-ER (PER03) 2026:124:09:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    197.8204 -30.5519 299.27 154.17 113.50   
 ----      41513               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:124:12:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     90.5207  16.2359 263.10  47.27 113.50   
300559     32328    0                  AN UMa 2026:124:14:29:35.362  20.0 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5 166.1069  45.0539 233.57 101.13  69.90 dss pspc rass
503577     30536    0                  Hoinga 2026:124:20:33:49.235  29.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 143.4750 -18.7321 258.13 106.00  69.29 dss pspc rass
601643     31929    0                 NGC3137 2026:125:05:02:26.235  12.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4 152.2809 -29.0642 264.93 115.27  13.48 dss pspc rass
201916 CCT 32326    0    2RXS J135911.3-19500 2026:125:08:49:43.848  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 209.7936 -19.8343 297.39 167.75  53.07 dss pspc rass
705319     30262    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:125:12:07:32.660  30.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 150.2007   1.9212 252.47 106.68  70.41 dss pspc rass
402656 DDT 32291    1          PSR J1810-0623 2026:125:21:20:20.984   5.0  HRC-I NONE                   272.6265  -6.3856 105.94 130.07 167.87 dss pspc rass
705539 CCT 32325    0    SDSSJ152055.44-02344 2026:125:23:13:28.163  10.5 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 230.2310  -2.5779 151.95 164.36  64.29 dss pspc rass
201810     32080    0           TV Cassiopeia 2026:126:02:49:11.230  17.0 ACIS-S HETG S0,S1,S2,S3,S4,S5   4.8281  59.1390  47.01  50.95 113.48 dss pspc rass
 ----      41512               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2026:126:08:15:23.933   0.9   --    --                    225.0000 -10.8000 161.44 174.04 123.20   
705227     30204    0                 NGC5728 2026:126:09:14:56.076  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 287.83 177.50 127.59 dss pspc rass
705315     30063    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:126:12:33:53.159  20.2 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 150.2464   2.0465 252.22 105.70  75.53 dss pspc rass
 ----      41511               CAL-ER (PER04) 2026:126:18:40:39.045   3.0   --    --                    215.8510 -13.5072 246.28 172.06  68.04   
 ----      41510               CAL-ER (PER05) 2026:126:22:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                     94.5000  15.6000 261.34  48.81 123.67   
 ----      41509               CAL-ER (PER06) 2026:127:01:00:00.000   3.0   --    --                    156.3448  -1.4568 252.58 112.12  63.42   
590788     31376    2              E0102-72.3 2026:127:06:00:17.251  30.0 ACIS-I NONE                I3  16.0100 -72.0320 153.32  90.67 105.16 dss pspc rass
 ----      41508               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2026:127:14:45:12.940   0.0   --    --                    201.7977 -47.7492 321.61 143.98  62.68   
705227     30210    0                 NGC5728 2026:127:15:15:22.695  11.7 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 276.70 176.47  64.41 dss pspc rass
 ----      41507               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:127:18:58:17.811   0.0   --    --                    159.2000 -58.7000 282.50 117.12  76.13   
601631     30141    0                 NGC0685 2026:127:19:27:56.457  17.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4  26.9285 -52.7619 157.00  71.21  62.07 dss pspc rass
 ----      41506               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2026:128:00:36:04.024   0.0   --    --                    159.2000 -58.7000 282.25 117.06  62.07   
705227     32330    0                 NGC5728 2026:128:01:09:06.700  10.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 274.32 176.09  77.38 dss pspc rass
 ----      41505               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:128:04:23:57.042   0.0   --    --                    159.2000 -58.7000 282.08 117.01  77.28   
601631     32329    0                 NGC0685 2026:128:04:53:35.554  11.0 ACIS-S NONE       I3,S2,S3,S4  26.9285 -52.7619 157.00  71.39  62.06 dss pspc rass
 ----      41504               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2026:128:08:21:43.024   0.0   --    --                    159.2000 -58.7000 281.90 116.97  62.06   
705227     32331    0                 NGC5728 2026:128:08:54:56.089  14.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 272.66 175.79  78.15 dss pspc rass
705314     30062    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:128:13:19:58.457  61.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 149.9162   2.3085 251.88 103.37  72.93 dss pspc rass
705269     32161    0                BOSS1348 2026:129:06:46:55.362  13.2 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 207.0600  23.9800 205.73 134.85  66.52 dss pspc rass
 ----      41503               CAL-ER (PER07) 2026:129:10:53:56.445   3.0   --    --                    220.2784 -13.1902 232.65 173.09  48.12   
 ----      41502               CAL-ER (PER08) 2026:129:12:25:47.771   2.0   --    --                    230.2584 -15.3686 116.78 175.54 118.60   
 ----      41501               CAL-ER (PER09) 2026:129:13:43:20.073   2.0   --    --                    356.7635  15.2772  99.71  47.31 129.17   
 ----      41500               CAL-ER (PER10) 2026:129:15:00:53.287   0.9   --    --                    230.2584 -15.3686 117.70 175.61 129.24   
 ----      41499               CAL-ER (PER11) 2026:129:16:20:00.000   3.0   --    --                    328.9181  10.3245 105.40  74.94 102.17   
705315     32327    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2026:129:20:56:01.522  21.0 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 150.2464   2.0465 251.65 102.55 167.76 dss pspc rass
705227     32332    0                 NGC5728 2026:130:03:17:32.003  15.0 ACIS-S NONE             S2,S3 220.5995 -17.2531 266.75 174.19  72.04 dss pspc rass
201889 P1  31494    0                    WR 8 2026:130:08:09:57.003  14.5  HRC-I NONE                   116.2426 -31.9082 244.12  82.74  97.27 dss pspc rass
802206     31918    0           Abell 3558 SE 2026:130:12:42:51.045  17.5 ACIS-I NONE       I0,I1,I2,I3 202.1263 -31.5904 295.93 153.42  70.80 dss pspc rass
802255 P1  31456    0     ACT-CL J0520.4-2757 2026:130:18:12:00.721  10.0 ACIS-S NONE          S1,S2,S3  80.1225 -27.9549 218.78  55.55  98.98 dss pspc rass


Previous weeks' short-term schedules.

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