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XMM-Newton Target of Opportunity (ToO)



ToO Policies & Procedures

Targets of Opportunity (ToOs) are subject to the policies and procedures explained in the XMM-Newton Policies & Procedures Document which is available online (or can be downloaded from here).
Please, pay particular attention to Section 5.2.5 and especially Subsection 5.2.5.2, which makes reference to unanticipated ToO alerts explaining also the policy for the determination of proprietary periods of such observations.

ToO Alert

Investigators may notify the XMM-Newton SOC of a Target Of Opportunity online.
Simply complete the details on the ToO Alert Page.

Outstanding accepted ToO's and triggered observations

A list of ToO and triggered observations already accepted by the XMM-Newton Observing time allocation committee which are currently not fulfilled is also available at this link.

ToO Details

The following list comprises performed ToO's.

The status of the data is denoted using the following acronyms;
  • ToO (public): Target of Opportunity (data are public with respect to data-rights)
  • ToO (DD-MMM-YYYY): Target of Opportunity (data are public after the given date, usually after the standard proprietary period of half a year, but can also be linked to data-rights of another accepted GO target or be decided by the Project Scientist)
  • ToO (TBD): Target of Opportunity (data rights are granted, but the date for the observation to be public is still undefined. Either the ODF has not been delivered yet, or the data rights depend on another observation)
  • DPS: Observed in discretionary time of Project Scientist
  • REQ: The data will be made available upon request

The links from entries in this table are as follows:

  • Rev: link to the orbit/date calculator to check the observation date
  • Observation Id: link to the corresponding entry in the Observation Status Log Tables
  • ODF Data: link to the ODF data for download from the XSA archive, when available (the typical production time for an ODF is approximately 2 weeks). If the data is still proprietary, the linked page will indicate this.
  • PPS Data: link to the PPS data for download from the XSA archive, when available (the typical production time for PPS Data is approximately 6 weeks). If the data is still proprietary, the linked page will indicate this.

This table is weekly updated, but there might be periods for which updates take slightly longer. Should you need to know details about a ToO/DPS observation, that are not given below (yet), please do not hesitate to contact the HelpDesk.

Rev Observation Id Target RA Dec Exp. Time
(ksec)
Data Status ODF Data
when available
PPS Data
when available
Comments
2271 0679381301 GRB 120422AA 09:07:38.42 +14:01:06.0 59.8 ToO (12-Nov-2012) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. A. Levan)
2204 0679381201 XMMSL1J063045-603110 06:30:45.45 -60:31:12.8 15.8 ToO (02-Jul-2012) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. R. Saxton)
2200 0679381101 NGC3690 11:28:28.00 +58:33:38.0 12.8 ToO (22-Jun-2012) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. M. Perez Torres)
2189 0679380901 Swift 2058+0516 20:58:19.85 +05:13:33.0 30.4 ToO (30-May-2012) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. A. Levan)
2188 0679380801 Swift 2058+0516 20:58:19.85 +05:13:33.0 25.0 ToO (30-May-2012) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. A. Levan)
2175 0679381001 Mars 09:37:21.10 +15:47:26.0 23.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2173 0658400901 GRB 111020A 19:08:12.73 -38:00:42.4 30.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2172 0679380401 XMMSL1 J061313.2-274206 06:13:13.3 -27:42:05.5 8.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2170 0679380701 OJ 287 08:54:48.87 +20:06:30.6 25.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2169 0679380601 XMMSL1 J192252.3-483210 19:22:52.40 -48:32:10.5 8.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2169 0679181201 PLCK G11.2-40.4 21:00:55.9 -33:06:24.5 15.3 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2168 0679181401 PLCK G210.6+20.4 8:00:52.3 +11:05:35.5 15.3 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2167 0679180701 PLCK G204.7+15.9 7:34:26.9 +14:16:21.4 16.4 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2164 0678381201 SWIFT J164449.3+573451 16:44:49.30 +57:34:51.0 29.5 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2161 0679380501 CXOU J164710.2-455216 16:47:10.2 -45:52:17.0 20.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2159 0679380301 IGR J17361-4441 17:36:17.41 -44:44:06.0 43.6 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2159 0679180101 PLCK G348.4-25.5 19:24:54.6 -49:25:55.6 15.3 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2158 0678381101 SWIFT J164449.3+573451 16:44:49.30 +57:34:51.0 23.8 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2157 0679180201 PLCK G352.1-24.0 19:20:55.9 -45:50:32.6 15.3 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2156 0679380201 SGR J1834.9-0846 18:34:52.10 -08:45:56.0 30.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2156 0679180301 PLCK G305.9-44.6 0:23:47.0 -72:23:33.0 17.1 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2153 0679181501 PLCK G329.5-22.7 18:33:04.8 -65:34:12.4 15.3 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2151 0678381001 SWIFT J164449.3+573451 16:44:49.30 +57:34:51.0 25.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2146 0678380901 SWIFT J164449.3+573451 16:44:49.30 +57:34:51.0 30.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2143 0679181301 PLCK G147.3-16.6 2:56:29.30 +40:15:47.8 18.0 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2142 0679180501 PLCK G219.9-34.4 4:54:44.50 -20:17:28.0 16.5 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2142 0679180401 PLCK G196.7-45.5 3:42:56.10 -08:42:40.9 16.4 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2141 0679181001 PLCK G239.9-40.0 4:46:48.80 -37:05:04.2 17.0 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2140 0679180801 PLCK G130.1-17.0 1:30:55.60 +45:16:34.6 16.4 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2140 0677981201 Comet 45P Honda 07:18:35.62 -60:01:36.0 25.2 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2139 0679180901 PLCK G310.5+27.1 13:24:38.30 -35:13:29.9 20.6 DPS (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2139 0678380801 SWIFT J164449.3+573451 16:44:49.30 +57:34:51.0 30.5 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2138 0679380101 IGR J05414-6858 05:41:26.60 -69:01:23.7 19.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -

For ToO data prior to revolution 2138, please refer to the ToO Archive Page



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