| Name | 030586 |
| Title | XMM-Newton Observations of NGC 300 |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0305860301 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-4oeihg8 |
| Author | European Space Agency |
| Description | We propose two 35ksec observations of the Sculptor group galaxy NGC 300 to follow up on our earlier observations in 2000 December/2001 January. Our aim is to search for and study the long-term luminosity variations of the 30 brightest sources in NGC 300 on timescales from years to months, to push the detection limit of X-ray point sources in NGC 300 to luminosities below 1E37 erg/s, to increase the number of sources which can be studied spectroscopically, and to identify contaminating background AGN through spectral and variability studies. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005-05-22T04:49:55Z/2005-11-25T17:34:16Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earth's atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2006-12-15T00:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2006, Xmm-Newton Observations Of Ngc 300, 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-4oeihg8 |