Chandra X-Ray Observatory
	(CXC)

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.

NB: RA and DEC listings are for the star tracker, not the target position!

The RA and DEC on the short term pages are derived from the spacecraft quaternion. So the coordinates are that of the aspect camera, not the HRMA. The offset between the two coordinate systems is roughly 1.5 arcminutes in both y and z.

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

MAR0325A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
201669     28342    0                NGC 2287 2025:062:00:19:38.150   7.5  HRC-I NONE 101.4866 -20.7044 287.51 112.92  49.23 dss pspc rass
201778     29709    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:062:02:50:45.156   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7079  17.0084 286.00  90.00  47.71 dss pspc rass
704958     28562    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:062:03:56:39.876  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 170.8550  20.2114 167.99 165.08 114.35 dss pspc rass
704961     28152    0                NGC 2655 2025:062:07:12:29.783  12.5 ACIS-S NONE 133.9724  78.2401 211.31 106.99  61.49 dss pspc rass
201669     30830    0                NGC 2287 2025:062:11:23:14.783   7.5  HRC-I NONE 101.4866 -20.7043 287.12 112.61 109.81 dss pspc rass
201779     29710    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:062:13:54:21.761   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7079  17.0085 286.00  89.54  47.70 dss pspc rass
704958     30831    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:062:15:00:16.481  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 170.8549  20.2114 167.99 165.10 114.35 dss pspc rass
704961     30827    0                NGC 2655 2025:062:18:16:07.322  12.3 ACIS-S NONE 133.9715  78.2401 211.73 106.76  61.56 dss pspc rass
201780     29711    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:062:22:12:44.993   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7066  17.0068 294.00  89.20  72.58 dss pspc rass
704958     30832    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:062:23:20:50.904  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 170.8555  20.2078 157.99 165.11 124.19 dss pspc rass
201577     26970    2                  70 OPH 2025:063:02:49:55.904   5.0  HRC-I NONE 271.3677   2.4761  72.00  73.81 111.17 dss pspc rass
705304     30453    1            HE 1353-1917 2025:063:04:43:11.416   5.0  HRC-I NONE 209.1533 -19.5462  63.61 129.19  64.91 dss pspc rass
901880 P1  29906    0         IGR J09331-4725 2025:063:06:38:49.967   5.0 ACIS-I NONE 143.2790 -47.4448 334.18 122.80  75.64 dss pspc rass
201781     29712    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:063:08:39:00.554   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7098  17.0118 273.00  88.78  96.04 dss pspc rass
 ----      42609               CAL-ER (CTI01) 2025:063:09:39:49.660   3.0   --    --  161.9000  10.3000 218.61 175.04  90.63   
 ----      42608               CAL-ER (PER01) 2025:063:12:30:00.000   2.0   --    --   28.0000  29.0000 303.63  54.33 120.81   
 ----      42607               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:063:14:15:00.000   1.0   --    --  306.0000 -41.0000 123.93  49.17 171.95   
 ----      42606               CAL-ER (PER06) 2025:063:15:10:00.000   1.0   --    --  219.7000 -43.7000  59.41 109.96  60.76   
 ----      42605               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:063:15:43:00.000   1.5   --    --  219.7000 -43.7000  59.40 109.98   0.01   
 ----      42604               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:063:16:29:00.000   1.0   --    --  219.7000 -43.7000  59.38 110.00   0.02   
 ----      42603               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:063:17:40:00.000   1.0   --    --  171.7000   1.6000  53.54 172.09  63.70   
 ----      42602               CAL-ER (PER08) 2025:063:18:50:00.000   1.0   --    --  163.0000  10.0000 212.16 175.60 157.87   
 ----      42601               CAL-ER (PER09) 2025:063:19:40:00.000   1.0   --    --   89.0000  54.0000 262.62 103.04  72.63   
802116     28301    0                  NGC410 2025:063:21:08:55.425   9.2 ACIS-S NONE  17.7335  33.1493 318.01  49.89  53.13 dss pspc rass
705341     30622    0                   3C264 2025:064:00:25:31.729  13.0 ACIS-S NONE 176.2970  19.6060 157.99 163.02 124.97 dss pspc rass
802116     30828    0                  NGC410 2025:064:04:45:28.031  12.8 ACIS-S NONE  17.7316  33.1498 318.01  49.62 124.97 dss pspc rass
705341     30837    0                   3C264 2025:064:09:02:02.764  12.0 ACIS-S NONE 176.2989  19.6065 158.99 163.12 124.86 dss pspc rass
802116     30829    0                  NGC410 2025:064:13:05:17.495  12.0 ACIS-S NONE  17.7298  33.1502 318.01  49.32 124.85 dss pspc rass
705341     30838    0                   3C264 2025:064:17:08:32.228  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 176.3004  19.6066 158.99 163.20 124.86 dss pspc rass
802202     30379    0              Abell 2108 2025:064:20:26:39.600  27.0 ACIS-I NONE 235.0219  17.8528  90.84 112.10  71.80 dss pspc rass
 ----      42600               CAL-ER (IAT03) 2025:065:04:24:54.494   0.0   --    --  296.0000 -33.0000 108.61  54.33  77.62   
503497     30110    1          PSR J1101-6101 2025:065:04:58:02.079  30.0 ACIS-I NONE 165.4134 -61.0379 351.98 113.21  77.74 dss pspc rass
601587     28761    0                 NGC4261 2025:065:14:00:27.079  12.9  HRC-I NONE 184.8529   5.8076  82.00 162.29 100.87 dss pspc rass
704955     28146    0    2MASXJ08370182-49543 2025:065:18:17:46.586  23.5 ACIS-S NONE 129.2250 -49.8981 312.98 115.58 120.71 dss pspc rass
 ----      42599               CAL-ER (CTI02) 2025:066:01:20:04.851   2.0   --    --  162.8000   3.0000 297.27 174.76  67.09   
 ----      42598               CAL-ER (PER10) 2025:066:02:45:00.000   1.0   --    --  162.5000  10.2000 226.18 173.06  71.44   
 ----      42597               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:066:04:00:00.000   2.0   --    --   28.0000  29.0000 304.80  51.85 121.16   
 ----      42596               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:066:05:40:00.000   1.0   --    --  306.0000 -41.0000 122.32  51.51 173.67   
 ----      42595               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:066:06:40:00.000   1.0   --    --  219.7000 -43.7000  58.04 112.28  60.76   
 ----      42594               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:066:07:12:00.000   1.5   --    --  219.7000 -43.7000  58.03 112.30   0.01   
 ----      42593               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:066:07:58:00.000   1.0   --    --  219.7000 -43.7000  58.01 112.32   0.02   
 ----      42592               CAL-ER (PER11) 2025:066:09:30:00.000   3.0   --    --   73.0000   2.0000 271.00  85.43 132.60   
601640     30150    0                 NGC2566 2025:066:11:57:34.679  27.5 ACIS-S NONE 124.6854 -25.5074 306.00 128.03  61.27 dss pspc rass
705261 P1  29973    0    SDSS J102328.12+1611 2025:066:20:09:44.874   8.9 ACIS-S NONE 155.8701  16.2178 242.00 163.57  82.51 dss pspc rass
201659     27999    2                HD 16673 2025:066:23:20:29.304  12.4  HRC-I NONE  40.0444  -9.4374 264.00  51.44 117.60 dss pspc rass
601640     30154    0                 NGC2566 2025:067:03:20:49.748  13.5 ACIS-S NONE 124.6853 -25.5074 306.00 127.69  81.78 dss pspc rass
 ----      42591               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:067:07:34:15.501   0.9   --    --  160.7000   4.1000 276.23 172.02  58.18   
704981     28598    0               Abell 370 2025:067:08:32:17.377   6.8 ACIS-I NONE  39.9485  -1.5740 277.00  51.26 120.82 dss pspc rass
 ----      42590               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2025:067:10:51:12.080   0.0   --    --   93.0000  43.0000 263.81 103.70  65.60   
705341     30631    0                   3C264 2025:067:11:26:28.022   9.5 ACIS-S NONE 176.2953  19.6067 159.99 163.55  87.37 dss pspc rass
 ----      42589               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:067:14:35:13.351   0.0   --    --   93.0000  43.0000 263.87 103.55  87.40   
704981     30833    0               Abell 370 2025:067:15:05:38.393  10.5 ACIS-I NONE  39.9478  -1.5732 277.50  51.00  65.55 dss pspc rass
 ----      42588               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:067:18:26:12.516   0.0   --    --   93.0000  43.0000 263.93 103.40  65.56   
705341     30839    0                   3C264 2025:067:19:01:29.241  11.1 ACIS-S NONE 176.2969  19.6068 159.99 163.56  87.43 dss pspc rass
 ----      42587               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:067:22:36:55.377   0.0   --    --   93.0000  43.0000 263.98 103.23  87.46   
704981     30834    0               Abell 370 2025:067:23:07:36.470  12.5 ACIS-I NONE  39.9488  -1.5702 270.00  50.69  66.76 dss pspc rass
601640     30835    0                 NGC2566 2025:068:03:10:14.920  16.0 ACIS-S NONE 124.6813 -25.5048 298.27 127.20  84.63 dss pspc rass
705304     30836    1            HE 1353-1917 2025:068:08:19:19.920   9.4  HRC-I NONE 209.1528 -19.5496  62.44 134.28 109.98 dss pspc rass
402531 TOO 29749    1          MAXI J1744-294 2025:068:11:23:14.871  10.0 ACIS-S HETG 266.4313 -29.0340  82.00  81.98  52.87 dss pspc rass
402543 P1  29761    0    1eRASS J121601.9-200 2025:068:14:42:00.692   5.3 ACIS-S NONE 183.9923 -20.1774  31.02 151.77  74.69 dss pspc rass
 ----      42586               CAL-ER (CTI03) 2025:068:16:30:56.748   3.0   --    --  171.8000   1.2000  30.83 176.32  24.56   


FEB2425A


Seq #  NB  ObsID Constr.          Target                Start        Time   SI   Grat    RA       Dec    Roll   Pitch   Slew   Overlays
------ --- ----- ------- -------------------- --------------------- ----- ------ ---- -------- -------- ------ ------ ------ -------------
 ----      42641               CAL-ER (IAT01) 2025:054:23:01:52.004   0.9   --    --  218.9730  23.8580  77.60 119.51  67.43   
705329     30551    1                NGC 5548 2025:054:23:58:34.004  14.0  HRC-S LETG 214.5034  25.1192  78.00 123.51   4.50 dss pspc rass
 ----      42640               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:04:04:51.378   0.0   --    --  218.9730  23.8580  92.48 119.65  16.88   
704958     28560    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:055:04:31:33.670  13.7 ACIS-S NONE 170.8544  20.1978 131.99 163.12  48.82 dss pspc rass
901860     28132    0         IGR J22516+5610 2025:055:08:58:37.869   5.0 ACIS-S NONE 342.8594  56.1739 354.17  65.78 106.37 dss pspc rass
 ----      42639               CAL-ER (PER07) 2025:055:11:02:53.021   1.2   --    --  159.0000  12.0000 150.89 177.05 114.32   
 ----      42638               CAL-ER (PER01) 2025:055:11:58:42.881   0.9   --    --  153.2910  11.5510 243.41 175.27  91.49   
 ----      42637               CAL-ER (PER02) 2025:055:12:54:44.708   8.0   --    --   27.3636  34.6920 303.42  64.45 111.81   
 ----      42636               CAL-ER (PER03) 2025:055:15:41:28.266   0.9   --    --  129.8100  33.3399 233.34 144.85  80.52   
 ----      42635               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:16:16:05.301   0.4   --    --  153.2910  11.5510 243.44 175.10  36.07   
 ----      42634               CAL-ER (PER04) 2025:055:16:59:04.405   0.9   --    --   47.7000  46.8000 291.09  83.47  93.68   
 ----      42633               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:17:22:00.000   0.9   --    --   47.7000  46.8000 291.10  83.46   0.01   
 ----      42632               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:18:06:00.000   4.0   --    --   47.7000  46.8000 291.12  83.43   0.02   
 ----      42631               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:055:19:48:59.725   0.9   --    --  153.2910  11.5510 243.74 174.95  93.73   
 ----      42630               CAL-ER (PER05) 2025:055:20:34:19.163   0.9   --    --  154.7070   6.9010 306.98 176.04  63.63   
704981     30587    0               Abell 370 2025:055:22:25:53.194  15.2 ACIS-I NONE  39.9482  -1.5705 272.00  62.08 119.87 dss pspc rass
705307     30239    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:056:03:20:04.118  14.3 ACIS-I NONE 150.3186   2.3031 306.00 169.57 114.07 dss pspc rass
704981     30823    0               Abell 370 2025:056:07:58:35.952  14.1 ACIS-I NONE  39.9465  -1.5699 275.50  61.68 113.39 dss pspc rass
705307     30820    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:056:12:33:58.557  11.7 ACIS-I NONE 150.3185   2.3069 297.00 169.38 111.95 dss pspc rass
802196     30278    0         Perseus cluster 2025:056:16:29:19.468  15.0 ACIS-I NONE  49.9291  41.5266 282.01  82.26 111.82 dss pspc rass
705329     30553    1                NGC 5548 2025:056:21:21:44.468  12.3  HRC-S LETG 214.5125  25.1180  97.99 124.84 114.72 dss pspc rass
201582     26975    2    Orion Nebula Cluster 2025:057:01:38:43.926  13.0 ACIS-I NONE  83.8048  -5.3762 280.47 103.62 163.08 dss pspc rass
705307     30821    0    Center of COSMOS-Web 2025:057:05:46:33.059  12.0 ACIS-I NONE 150.3193   2.3027 306.00 169.00  70.44 dss pspc rass
802214 P1  30032    0     ACT-CL J0454.7-2016 2025:057:09:39:37.385   9.0 ACIS-S NONE  73.6801 -20.2846 279.66  90.95  79.07 dss pspc rass
705329     30555    1                NGC 5548 2025:057:13:04:13.499  10.6  HRC-S LETG 214.5110  25.1202  97.99 125.29 175.96 dss pspc rass
802196     30284    0         Perseus cluster 2025:057:16:42:34.753  10.2 ACIS-I NONE  49.9327  41.5238 280.61  81.32 114.47 dss pspc rass
601641     29646    0                 NGC2775 2025:057:20:07:45.226  15.7 ACIS-S NONE 137.5756   7.0343 275.40 157.92  90.94 dss pspc rass
705253 P1  29965    0    SDSS J112306.96+3028 2025:058:01:08:10.002   3.0 ACIS-S NONE 170.8079  30.4805 163.59 155.77 105.96 dss pspc rass
 ----      42629               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:02:21:27.385   0.9   --    --  159.0000  12.0000 196.12 176.29  35.30   
 ----      42628               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:03:03:25.844   0.9   --    --  153.2910  11.5510 245.50 172.63  48.52   
 ----      42627               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:03:59:28.806   7.0   --    --   27.3636  34.6920 304.66  62.04 111.90   
 ----      42626               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:06:29:32.359   0.9   --    --  129.8100  33.3399 235.21 142.46  80.52   
 ----      42625               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:07:30:00.000   0.9   --    --   29.0000  49.0000 308.28  71.44  71.94   
 ----      42624               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:08:50:00.000   0.9   --    --   29.0000  49.0000 308.31  71.40   0.03   
 ----      42623               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:09:33:00.000   3.0   --    --   29.0000  49.0000 308.33  71.38   0.02   
 ----      42622               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:10:55:45.495   0.9   --    --  140.0000  33.0000 221.86 148.94  77.66   
 ----      42621               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:058:11:44:11.976   3.0   --    --   29.0000  49.0000 308.40  71.31  77.66   
601694     29884    0    SDSS J095322.22+2026 2025:058:13:41:41.225  15.3 ACIS-S NONE 148.3341  20.4532 229.00 163.08  92.64 dss pspc rass
704981     30824    0               Abell 370 2025:058:18:36:26.448  12.9 ACIS-I NONE  39.9472  -1.5714 276.00  59.36 109.14 dss pspc rass
 ----      42620               CAL-ER (IAT02) 2025:058:22:38:52.453   0.0   --    --   80.0000  65.0000 265.15 101.23  73.95   
705329     30556    1                NGC 5548 2025:058:23:18:38.453  11.8  HRC-S LETG 214.5113  25.1197  97.99 126.26  92.84 dss pspc rass
704958     30813    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:059:03:00:10.016  15.2 ACIS-S NONE 170.8555  20.1945 125.99 164.59  41.69 dss pspc rass
503553 P1  29838    0          PSR J1809-2332 2025:059:07:54:22.407  15.0 ACIS-I NONE 272.4714 -23.5514  86.00  67.38 114.18 dss pspc rass
704958     30814    0    PSO J170.8326+20.208 2025:059:12:45:14.791  11.3 ACIS-S NONE 170.8560  20.1942 125.99 164.70 114.18 dss pspc rass
 ----      42619               CAL-ER (IAT04) 2025:059:16:21:02.787   0.0   --    --  138.5869  66.3614 206.34 119.41  74.10   
802196     30285    0         Perseus cluster 2025:059:16:48:33.057  13.0 ACIS-I NONE  49.9282  41.5227 290.52  79.46  52.45 dss pspc rass
705329     30822    1                NGC 5548 2025:059:21:07:38.057  10.5  HRC-S LETG 214.5115  25.1194  97.99 126.89 116.44 dss pspc rass
601642     29647    0                 NGC3059 2025:060:00:45:04.310  18.5 ACIS-S NONE 147.5326 -73.9314 345.65  97.85 121.22 dss pspc rass
 ----      42618               CAL-ER (IAT05) 2025:060:06:19:05.852   0.0   --    --  121.3987 -15.1503 296.67 133.68  66.12   
601694     30819    0    SDSS J095322.22+2026 2025:060:06:52:21.705  14.8 ACIS-S NONE 148.3337  20.4518 229.00 161.50  78.36 dss pspc rass
201773     29704    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:060:11:31:02.529   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7081  17.0122 277.39  91.65  74.31 dss pspc rass
705359 CCT 30812    0           B2.3 0420+39A 2025:060:12:19:55.529  17.0 ACIS-S NONE  65.9250  40.0905 279.87  89.99  23.62 dss pspc rass
201774     29705    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:060:17:22:58.970   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7084  17.0117 277.35  91.41  23.62 dss pspc rass
 ----      42617               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:18:23:15.889   3.0   --    --  159.0000  12.0000 217.69 174.24  89.02   
 ----      42616               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:19:34:16.746   0.9   --    --  155.8000  10.6000 245.07 172.57  26.97   
 ----      42615               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:20:30:51.811   7.0   --    --   27.3636  34.6920 305.97  59.60 114.30   
 ----      42614               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:23:00:55.389   0.9   --    --  129.8100  33.3399 236.92 139.99  80.52   
 ----      42613               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:060:23:47:27.290   0.9   --    --   41.3146  38.2202 296.40  70.89  69.07   
 ----      42612               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:061:00:17:00.000   0.9   --    --   41.3146  38.2202 296.41  70.87   0.01   
 ----      42611               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:061:01:00:00.000   6.5   --    --   41.3146  38.2202 296.42  70.85   0.02   
 ----      42610               CAL-ER (CAL01) 2025:061:03:26:40.401   1.4   --    --  155.8000  10.6000 245.24 172.25 102.78   
201775     29706    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:061:04:49:14.388   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7083  17.0118 277.31  90.94  81.64 dss pspc rass
601641     30815    0                 NGC2775 2025:061:05:44:30.678  10.0 ACIS-S NONE 137.5758   7.0338 277.00 154.79  66.47 dss pspc rass
601642     30817    0                 NGC3059 2025:061:09:08:25.318  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 147.5360 -73.9312 344.37  98.28  97.85 dss pspc rass
201776     29707    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:061:13:56:47.844   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7082  17.0120 277.29  90.55 102.94 dss pspc rass
601642     30818    0                 NGC3059 2025:061:15:00:06.671  15.0 ACIS-S NONE 147.5369 -73.9311 340.00  98.35 102.66 dss pspc rass
201777     29708    3     DQ Tau periastron 3 2025:061:19:48:28.113   1.5 ACIS-I NONE  71.7096  17.0115 274.00  90.30 102.86 dss pspc rass
601641     30816    0                 NGC2775 2025:061:20:43:39.150  10.3 ACIS-S NONE 137.5763   7.0329 271.62 154.18  66.08 dss pspc rass


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