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XMM-Newton Target of Opportunity (ToO)

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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 5.2.2 and especially Subsection 5.2.2.2, 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
2451 0701981601 NGC2617 08:35:38.80 -04:05:18.0 66.8 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2444 0701981501 IGR J18245-2452 18:24:32.20 -24:52:05.5 70.5 ToO (19-Oct-2013) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. E. Bozzo)
2439 0701981401 IGR J18245-2452 18:24:32.20 -24:52:05.5 30.0 ToO (08-Oct-2013) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. E. Bozzo)
2416 0701981301 GR Ori 05:21:34.98 +01:10:10.0 13.0 ToO (25-Aug-2013) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. S. Scaringi)
2412 0701981201 M31N 2013-01b 00:44:02.09 +41:25:44.4 25.0 ToO (18-Aug-2013) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. W. Pietsch)
2410 0701980701 C 2012 F6 Lemmon 16:18:27.11 -86:36:35.6 36.8 ToO (15-Aug-2013) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. K. Dennerl)
2409 0701981001 ULX in Circinus Gal 14:12:39.11 -65:23:32.8 60.0 ToO (11-Aug-2013) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. F. Harrison)
2409 0701980501 HR 810 02:42:33.72 -50:47:58.5 10.3 DPS (11-Aug-2013) ODF Data PPS Data (Dr. J. Sanz-Forcada)
2362 0700382001 GRB121027A 04:14:23.47 -58:49:46.8 57.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2362 0700381901 SN 2010jl 09:42:53.30 +09:29:42.0 14.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2362 0700381701 SN 2009ip 22:23:08.30 -28:56:52.4 12.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2353 0700381801 SXP1062 01:27:45.90 -73:32:56.6 32.8 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2349 0700381601 Swift J1644+57 16:44:49.87 +57:35:00.2 36.4 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2346 0700381401 XTE J1709-267 17:09:30.40 -26:39:19.9 32.3 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2346 0700381301 IGR J17091-3624 17:09:08.00 -36:24:24.0 50.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2345 0700381501 Swift J1644+57 16:44:49.87 +57:35:00.2 35.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2339 0700381201 MAXI J0556-332 05:56:46.32 -33:10:28.2 39.2 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2333 0700381101 Swift J053042-665426 05:30:42.10 -66:54:30.1 38.5 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2327 0700381001 GRB120804A 15:35:47.40 -28:46:56.0 34.1 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2324 0700380901 MAXI J0556-332 05:56:46.32 -33:10:28.2 30.3 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2323 0700380801 GRB120711A 06:18:42.79 -70:59:56.6 38.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2320 0700380601 XMMU J004243.6+412 00:42:43.70 +41:25:18.5 25.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2314 0700380701 GRB120711A 06:18:42.79 -70:59:56.6 28.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2314 0700380501 XMMU J004243.6+412 00:42:43.70 +41:25:18.5 13.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2308 0679381401 Swift J045106.8-69 04:51:07.00 -69:48:03.0 10.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2306 0658401001 GRB 120711A 06:18:42.80 -70:59:56.7 53.2 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2271 0679381301 GRB 120422AA 09:07:38.42 +14:01:06.0 59.8 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2204 0679381201 XMMSL1J063045-603110 06:30:45.45 -60:31:12.8 15.8 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2200 0679381101 NGC3690 11:28:28.00 +58:33:38.0 12.8 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2189 0679380901 Swift 2058+0516 20:58:19.85 +05:13:33.0 30.4 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
2188 0679380801 Swift 2058+0516 20:58:19.85 +05:13:33.0 25.0 ToO (Public) ODF Data PPS Data -
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 -

For ToO data prior to revolution 2156, please refer to the ToO Archive Page



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