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Table 1

Log of X-ray observations with RXTE, Swift, and XMM-Newton during the main outburst of MAXI J1659−152 presented in this paper, ordered along the start time of the observation.

Day1 Start time (UT) Exp.2 ObsID Satellite Day1 Start time (UT) Exp.2 ObsID Satellite

0.3 2010-09-25 07:49 19 667 00434928000 Swift 16.6 2010-10-11 15:30 2028 95108-01-25-00 RXTE
1.0 2010-09-26 00:07 16 214 00434928001 Swift 17.0 2010-10-12 00:36 3348 95108-01-26-00 RXTE
1.6 2010-09-26 13:31 9909 00434928002 Swift 17.7 2010-10-12 16:27 2453 95108-01-27-00 RXTE
2.0 2010-09-27 00:13 19 108 00434928003 Swift 18.4 2010-10-13 09:43 2697 95108-01-28-00 RXTE
2.7 2010-09-27 16:15 51 916 0656780601 XMM-Newton 18.8 2010-10-13 19:24 1284 00434928023 Swift
3.0 2010-09-28 00:53 16 910 95358-01-02-00 RXTE 19.5 2010-10-14 11:37 1705 00434928025 Swift
3.3 2010-09-28 07:06 10 009 00434928005 Swift 19.9 2010-10-14 21:32 3516 95108-01-30-00 RXTE
4.1 2010-09-29 01:58 1706 95358-01-02-01 RXTE 20.0 2010-10-15 00:28 1240 00434928026 Swift
4.2 2010-09-29 05:14 2318 00434928007 Swift 20.2 2010-10-15 05:27 3444 95118-01-01-00 RXTE
5.1 2010-09-30 02:00 1410 95358-01-02-02 RXTE 20.6 2010-10-15 13:27 1390 00434928027 Swift
5.2 2010-09-30 05:37 2719 00434928008 Swift 20.7 2010-10-15 16:24 3554 95118-01-01-01 RXTE
6.2 2010-10-01 05:45 3369 95358-01-03-00 RXTE 21.0 2010-10-16 00:34 1305 00434928028 Swift
6.2 2010-10-01 05:45 2594 00434928009 Swift 21.1 2010-10-16 03:25 3374 95118-01-02-00 RXTE
6.4 2010-10-01 10:44 2130 95108-01-02-00 RXTE 21.5 2010-10-16 11:45 1325 00434928029 Swift
7.1 2010-10-02 02:31 1763 95358-01-03-01 RXTE 22.0 2010-10-17 00:38 1390 00434928030 Swift
7.1 2010-10-02 02:37 2369 00434928010 Swift 22.2 2010-10-17 04:25 829 95118-01-03-01 RXTE
7.5 2010-10-02 11:50 1905 95108-01-03-00 RXTE 22.8 2010-10-17 18:55 2464 95118-01-03-00 RXTE
7.8 2010-10-02 18:22 1175 95108-01-04-00 RXTE 23.0 2010-10-18 00:46 1289 00434928032 Swift
8.1 2010-10-03 01:41 994 95108-01-05-00 RXTE 23.7 2010-10-18 16:36 3556 95118-01-04-00 RXTE
8.1 2010-10-03 02:36 1720 00434928011 Swift 24.0 2010-10-19 00:24 3027 95118-01-05-00 RXTE
8.2 2010-10-03 04:50 3352 95358-01-03-02 RXTE 24.0 2010-10-19 00:50 1290 00031843001 Swift
8.5 2010-10-03 11:20 1737 95108-01-06-00 RXTE 24.6 2010-10-19 13:31 1245 00031843002 Swift
8.9 2010-10-03 21:03 1378 95108-01-07-00 RXTE 24.9 2010-10-19 20:51 2358 95118-01-05-01 RXTE
9.1 2010-10-04 02:40 3314 00434928012 Swift 25.0 2010-10-20 00:56 1290 00031843003 Swift
9.1 2010-10-04 02:43 3352 95108-01-08-00 RXTE 25.3 2010-10-20 06:17 3495 95118-01-06-00 RXTE
9.5 2010-10-04 10:52 2216 95108-01-09-00 RXTE 25.5 2010-10-20 12:21 1089 00031843004 Swift
9.7 2010-10-04 17:19 1309 95108-01-10-00 RXTE 25.7 2010-10-20 17:16 3468 95118-01-06-01 RXTE
10.1 2010-10-05 02:47 3414 00434928013 Swift 26.0 2010-10-21 00:53 985 00031843005 Swift
10.6 2010-10-05 13:43 1847 95108-01-11-00 RXTE 26.1 2010-10-21 02:40 2883 95118-01-07-01 RXTE
10.8 2010-10-05 20:02 1676 95108-01-12-00 RXTE 26.6 2010-10-21 13:46 985 00031843006 Swift
11.1 2010-10-06 02:53 3284 00434928014 Swift 26.7 2010-10-21 16:48 3214 95118-01-07-00 RXTE
11.4 2010-10-06 09:48 2397 95108-01-13-00 RXTE 27.0 2010-10-22 00:37 893 95118-01-08-00 RXTE
11.7 2010-10-06 17:55 1443 95108-01-14-00 RXTE 27.0 2010-10-22 00:57 1264 00031843007 Swift
12.1 2010-10-07 01:17 3409 95108-01-15-00 RXTE 27.2 2010-10-22 05:51 1040 00031843008 Swift
12.1 2010-10-07 02:47 1575 00434928015 Swift 27.8 2010-10-22 19:22 1940 95118-01-09-00 RXTE
12.4 2010-10-07 09:28 2337 95108-01-16-00 RXTE 29.2 2010-10-24 05:54 1162 95118-01-10-00 RXTE
12.7 2010-10-07 15:38 1595 00434928016 Swift 30.2 2010-10-25 05:24 888 95118-01-11-00 RXTE
12.7 2010-10-07 15:47 1602 95108-01-17-00 RXTE 31.0 2010-10-26 00:39 868 95118-01-12-00 RXTE
13.0 2010-10-07 23:37 858 95108-01-18-00 RXTE 32.5 2010-10-27 12:25 2197 95118-01-13-00 RXTE
13.0 2010-10-08 00:00 1015 95108-01-18-01 RXTE 33.5 2010-10-28 11:54 774 95118-01-14-00 RXTE
13.1 2010-10-08 02:52 1630 00434928017 Swift 34.5 2010-10-29 11:31 1152 95118-01-15-00 RXTE
13.7 2010-10-08 16:55 1662 95108-01-19-00 RXTE 35.3 2010-10-30 07:54 1412 95118-01-15-01 RXTE
14.0 2010-10-09 00:49 1900 95108-01-20-00 RXTE 36.3 2010-10-31 07:24 1458 95118-01-16-00 RXTE
14.1 2010-10-09 02:58 1584 00434928019 Swift 37.2 2010-11-01 05:20 1467 95118-01-16-01 RXTE
14.5 2010-10-09 11:39 2309 95108-01-21-00 RXTE 38.0 2010-11-02 00:14 1715 95118-01-17-00 RXTE
14.7 2010-10-09 15:49 1595 00434928020 Swift 39.0 2010-11-03 01:11 1457 95118-01-17-01 RXTE
15.1 2010-10-10 01:27 1009 00434928021 Swift 40.1 2010-11-04 01:15 786 95118-01-18-00 RXTE
15.1 2010-10-10 03:05 3507 95108-01-22-00 RXTE 41.0 2010-11-05 00:16 2348 95118-01-19-00 RXTE
15.5 2010-10-10 12:42 1629 00434928022 Swift 42.2 2010-11-06 04:32 1139 95118-01-20-00 RXTE
15.7 2010-10-10 15:54 1914 95108-01-23-00 RXTE 44.1 2010-11-08 01:58 1608 95118-01-21-00 RXTE
16.2 2010-10-11 04:03 3513 95108-01-24-00 RXTE

Notes. 

(1)

Day = MJD – 55 464, where MJD 55 464 corresponds to UT 2010, September 25, 0:00.

(2)

Total on-source exposure time in s.

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