XMM-Newton Accepted Targets

XMM-Newton Accepted Targets XMMAO ivo://nasa.heasarc/xmmao NASA/GSFC HEASARC XMM-Newton SOC; HEASARC 2026-09-11 NASA/GSFC HEASARC help desk heasarc-vo at athena.gsfc.nasa.gov Proposed Target This database table contains the current target list of the X-ray Multi-Mirror Newton (XMM-Newton) mission including those in (i) the routine calibration plan, (ii) the Guaranteed Time Observation (GTO) program, (iii) the triggered target candidates or ToOs accepted for the First through the Twentieth-Fourth Announcements of Opportunity (AO-1 through AO-24) programs, (iv) the AO-1 through AO-24 Guest Observer (GO) program targets with priority A or B, (v) the AO-1 through AO-19 GO program targets with priority C which have been observed, (vi) the AO-20 through AO-24 GO program targets with priority C, and (vii) the targets granted by agreement of the ESA Director of Science and the National Space Agency of Japan, following the loss of the original Astro-E spacecraft. For complete and authoritative information on the XMM-Newton mission, policies, and data archive, refer to the web pages of the European Space Agency's (ESA's) XMM-Newton Science Operations Center at <a href="https://xmm.esac.esa.int/">https://xmm.esac.esa.int/</a> and of NASA's XMM-Newton Guest Observer Facility at <a href="https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xmm/xmmgof.html">https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xmm/xmmgof.html</a> Notice that all priority C targets from AOs 1 through 19 which were never observed by XMM-Newton (and hence have expired) have been removed from this table. To check which targets have either already been observed by XMM-Newton or are on the short-term schedule to be observed in the next few weeks, users should examine the <a href="/db-perl/W3Browse/w3table.pl?tablehead=name%3Dxmmmaster&Action=More+Options">XMMMASTER</a> table which is also contained in Browse. To find out which targets are currently scheduled to be observed in the next three months, the user should check the XMM-Newton Advanced Plan at <a href="https://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_sched/advance_plan.shtml">https://xmm.esac.esa.int/external/xmm_sched/advance_plan.shtml</a> While abstracts are available for most proposals, there are a number of targets for which the HEASARC lacks the corresponding abstracts: e.g., the abstracts for AO-2 Guest Observer targets which have non-US PIs are not available. This database table was last updated by the HEASARC in January 2026, when AO-25's accepted targets were added. AO-24's accepted targets were added in November 2024. AO-23's accepted targets were added in November 2023. AO-22's accepted targets were added in November 2022. AO-21's accepted targets were added and AO-19's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2021. AO-20's accepted targets were added and AO-18's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2020. AO-19's accepted targets were added and AO-17's unobserved priority C targets were removed in April 2020. In June 2019, many duplicate entries were removed. AO-18's accepted targets were added and AO-16's unobserved priority C targets were removed in November 2018. AO-17's accepted targets were added and AO-15's unobserved priority C targets were removed in November 2017. AO-16's accepted targets were added and AO-14's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2016. AO-15's accepted targets were added and AO-13's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2015. In August 2015, proposal titles were added. AO-14's accepted targets were added and AO-12's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2014. AO-13's accepted targets were added and AO-11's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2013. AO-12's accepted targets were added and AO-10's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2012. AO-11's accepted targets were added and AO-9's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2011. AO-10's accepted targets were added and AO-8's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2010. AO-9's accepted targets were added and AO-7's unobserved priority C targets were removed in January 2010. AO-8's accepted targets were added and AO-6's unobserved priority C targets were removed in December 2008. AO-7's accepted targets were added and AO-5's unobserved priority C targets were removed in January 2008. AO-6's accepted targets were added in January 2007, and, in November 2006, an effort was made to remove most of the unobserved priority C targets from previous AOs. This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC . https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/W3Browse/all/xmmao.html Archive Research served-by HEASARC TAP https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/xamin/vo/cone?showoffsets&table=xmmao& GET text/xml 180 99999 true 192.59166667 -88.12111111 0.25 https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/xamin/vo/tap https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/W3Browse/getvotable.pl?name=xmmao GET text/xml https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/W3Browse/w3query.pl?tablehead=name=heasarc_xmmao&Action=More+Options&Action=Parameter+Search&ConeAdd=1 XMM-NEWTON 0.25 X-ray public xmmao XMM-Newton Accepted Targets pno Proposal Number meta.number;obs.proposal int nullable name Target Designation meta.id char nullable ra Right Ascension of Target degree pos.eq.ra;meta.main double nullable dec Declination of Target degree pos.eq.dec;meta.main double nullable proposal_type Proposal Type: CAL/GT/JP/AO-x meta.code;obs.proposal char nullable priority Target Priority: A/B/C/T meta.code;obs char nullable exposure Exposure Time (secs) s time.duration;obs.exposure int nullable pi_lname Principal Investigator Last Name meta.id.PI char nullable pi_fname Principal Investigator First Name meta.id.PI char nullable target_id Target Identifier: Proposal Number + Target Number meta.id;meta.main char nullable "__x_ra_dec" System unit vector column double nullable "__y_ra_dec" System unit vector column double nullable "__z_ra_dec" System unit vector column double nullable "__row" System index column char nullable lii Galactic Longitude of Target degree pos.galactic.lon double nullable obs_type Flag Indicates Type of Observation meta.code;obs char nullable title Proposal Title meta.title;obs.proposal char nullable bii Galactic Latitude of Target degree pos.galactic.lat double nullable abstract Proposal Abstract meta.abstract char nullable num_pointings Number of Approved Pointings meta.number;obs short nullable