Recommended allocated telescope time by the CAT

Semester 2026A

Gran Telescopio Canarias

* Oversubscription factor in 2026A = 3.6
* Right ascensions between 10 h and 14 h are more heavily oversubscribed.
* A-band proposals have carry-over status over the following two semesters (2026B and 2027A), except for ToO proposals.
* ToO proposals in band C are not approved.
* Approved ToO proposals must follow the GTC ToO policy.
* Approved ToO proposals are allowed the triggers indicated in the proposal. Triggers on objects not included in the approved proposal are not permitted.
* Filler proposals with grades below the cutoff mark are not approved.
* C-band proposals cannot be assigned visitor mode.
* All PIs and teams are kindly requested to prepare phase 2 very carefully and according to the scientific program and objects approved by the CAT.

BandRef. CATPIAwarded hoursInstrumentTitle
A45-GTC41/26AJose Luis Ortiz Moreno A (0.3hrs) HIPERCAMStudy of the dwarf planet Haumea through a unique event on 2026 May 4th with GTC
A81-GTC78-A/26ANancy Elias Rosa G (10.hrs) OsirisPeeking into the Very Center of Stellar Explosions with GTC Nebular Observations.
A81-GTC79-B/26ANancy Elias Rosa G (13.) OsirisPeeking into the Very Center of Stellar Explosions with GTC Nebular Observations.
A59-GTC55-A/26AIgnacio Martín-Navarro A (50.hrs)EMIRThe GTC InfraRed Medium resolution stellAr library
A24-GTC21-A/26AFrancesco Coti Zelati3. G (1.hrs) OsirisPrompt GTC study of unidentified transient LMXBs discovered by the Einstein Probe
A24-GTC22-B/26AFrancesco Coti Zelati3. D (1.2hrs) HIPERCAMPrompt GTC study of unidentified transient LMXBs discovered by the Einstein Probe
A24-GTC23-C/26AFrancesco Coti Zelati3. G (0.9hrs) EMIRPrompt GTC study of unidentified transient LMXBs discovered by the Einstein Probe
A141-GTC131-A/26AStefan Geier17. A (1.hrs) OsirisThe variety of GRB progenitors in the SVOM and Einstein Probe era
A141-GTC132-B/26AStefan Geier5. A (1.hrs) EMIRThe variety of GRB progenitors in the SVOM and Einstein Probe era
A141-GTC133-C/26AStefan Geier22. A (0.5hrs) HIPERCAMThe variety of GRB progenitors in the SVOM and Einstein Probe era
A106-GTC94/26ACristina Ramos Almeida D (30.hrs) OsirisCharacterizing the gaseous environments of accreting black holes in six “Little Red Dots” at z=0.2-0.4 with GTC/OSIRIS
A8-GTC10-A/26ADaniel Mata Sánchez5 A (1hrs) HIPERCAMUnderstanding the origin of fast X-ray transients discovered with Einstein Probe
A8-GTC11-B/26ADaniel Mata Sánchez2 A (1hrs) EMIRUnderstanding the origin of fast X-ray transients discovered with Einstein Probe
A8-GTC12-C/26ADaniel Mata Sánchez5 A (1.5hrs) OsirisUnderstanding the origin of fast X-ray transients discovered with Einstein Probe
A visitor122-GTC112/26AJerry Jun-Yan Zhang A (14.hrs) EMIRConstraining the rotational variability of the closest metal-poor brown dwarf
B135-GTC127/26ACristina Cabello González D (24.hrs) MEGARALocal Clues to a Distant Epoch: Spatially Resolved Study of Low-Metallicity Dwarf Galaxies
B39-GTC36/26ARaúl de la Fuente Marcos2. A (6.5hrs) OsirisInvestigating the next interstellar visitor with GTC/OSIRIS
B57-GTC50-A/26ADavid Jones12. G (1.8hrs) OsirisMulti-wavelength target of opportunity follow-up of newly-discovered luminous red novae
B57-GTC51-B/26ADavid Jones12. A (1.hrs) EMIRMulti-wavelength target of opportunity follow-up of newly-discovered luminous red novae
B63-GTC61/26ANicolas Lodieu A (12.7hrs) EMIRHunting the First Metal-Poor Brown Dwarf Companions
B22-GTC20/26AIgnacio Trujillo Cabrera D (4.4hrs) HIPERCAMProbing a New Population of Almost-Dark, Extended Galaxies in the Coma Cluster with HiPERCAM
B70-GTC72/26AAna Acebron Muñoz D (8.hrs) OsirisA GTC/Osiris+ view of the first Einstein zigzag lens for a robust H0 measurement
B11-GTC15/26AIgnacio Trujillo Cabrera D (4.4hrs) HIPERCAMDeep HiPERCAM Imaging of the Starless Galaxy Candidate M94-CL9
B108-GTC96/26AAnelise Audibert D (15.hrs) MEGARACompact jets as drivers of multi-phase outflows in high-luminosity quasars?
B3-GTC2-A/26ALluís Galbany8 A (1hrs) OsirisRapid ToO Spectroscopy of Infant Supernovae with GTC in the optical and NIR
B3-GTC3-B/26ALluís Galbany8 A (2hrs) EMIRRapid ToO Spectroscopy of Infant Supernovae with GTC in the optical and NIR
B26-GTC25/26ANada Ihanec G (4.hrs) HIPERCAMInvestigating the nature of Ibn/Icn SNe with late time photometry
B113-GTC100/26AJerry Jun-Yan Zhang G (8.3hrs) EMIRDirect detection of a substellar companion to a black widow pulsar
B10-GTC14/26ALluís Galbany A (3.hrs) EMIRThe most precise Near-infrared Hubble Diagram
B17-GTC19/26APablo Rodríguez Gil G (7.6hrs) HIPERCAMUnderstanding the formation of the most compact binaries in the Universe
B56-GTC49/26AMichael Beasley A (38.hrs) EMIREMIR spectroscopy of super super-solar globular clusters in the Sombrero galaxy
B13-GTC16/26ATeodoro Muñoz Darias10. A (1.hrs) OsirisX-ray Binary Transients: accretion disc winds and nebulae.
B30-GTC28/26AMar Mezcua Pallerola A (13.1hrs) OsirisPhotometric continuum and broad-line reverberation mapping of a prototype IMBH in POX 52
B87-GTC83-A/26AGiovanni Miniutti G (2.hrs) OsirisSpectral follow-up of the exceptionally slow TDE candidate AT2020ukj
B87-GTC84-B/26AGiovanni Miniutti G (2.hrs) OsirisSpectral follow-up of the exceptionally slow TDE candidate AT2020ukj
B101-GTC92/26ACesar Esteban Lopez D (7.5hrs) OsirisImproving the determination of Fe abundances in star-forming regions
B105-GTC93/26AMaría Camisassa A (10.4hrs) HIPERCAMMassive, rapidly rotating, magnetic white dwarfs
B67-GTC69-B/26AMiguel R. Alarcon25. G (0.8hrs) OsirisProbing cohesion and composition in the fastest-spinning Near-Earth Asteroids
B129-GTC116/26AMaria Delgado Mancheño A (8.hrs) EMIRThe Role of Interactions in Triggering AGN and Star Formation in Extreme Emission-Line Galaxies
B147-GTC142/26ANadejda Blagorodnova Mujortova G (9.2hrs) OsirisSearching for luminous red nova precursors
B83-GTC80/26ASilvia Mateos Ibañez D (24.2hrs) OsirisShedding light on the connection between galaxy mergers and AGN obscuration
B44-GTC40/26ADavid Garcia Alvarez A (15.hrs) EMIRSpectroscopic follow-up of new eruptive young star candidates found with ZTF
B55-GTC48/26AAlex Brown D (2.8hrs) HIPERCAMObserving the Orbital Decay of Three Potential Type Ia Supernova Progentiors
B51-GTC46/26AMaria Cruz Galvez Ortiz A (30.4hrs) EMIRHigh proper motion T subdwarfs: EMIR spectra to probe metal-poor ultracool atmospheres
B25-GTC24/26AMireia Montes Quiles D (20.hrs) HIPERCAMUltra-deep imaging of galaxies defying the cold dark matter model
B121-GTC111/26ACristina Catalán Torrecilla D (10.8hrs) MEGARAPinpointing FRB Progenitors with MEGARA: Sub-kpc IFU Spectroscopy of FRB 20250316A and 20180916B
B28-GTC26/26AFrédérick Poidevin D (9.hrs) OsirisSpectroscopic confirmation of high-redshift superluminous supernova candidates from Euclid
B125-GTC114-C/26ASARA RASTELLO10. A (1.hrs) OsirisLuminous flares from galactic nuclei in the LSST era
B146-GTC140-A/26AOscar Porqueras Leon A (10.59hrs) OsirisSpectrophotometric Characterisation of the Stellar Surfaces of LHS-1140 and TOI-1801 During Planetary Transits Observed with JWST
B146-GTC141-B/26AOscar Porqueras Leon A (3.22hrs) OsirisSpectrophotometric Characterisation of the Stellar Surfaces of LHS-1140 and TOI-1801 During Planetary Transits Observed with JWST
B36-GTC34-A/26AAlberto Rebassa Mansergas G (7.8hrs) OsirisConfirming the first eccentric double white dwarf binary
B36-GTC35-B/26AAlberto Rebassa Mansergas G (6.5hrs) HIPERCAMConfirming the first eccentric double white dwarf binary
B47-GTC42/26ADavid Aguado G (3.hrs) OsirisConstraining the distance of the extremely metal-poor stream C-19 with RR Lyrae variables
B49-GTC44/26AMaría Camisassa G (15.hrs) HIPERCAMInvestigating the core composition of massive WDs in PCEBs
B142-GTC134/26AVikram Dhillon A (7.hrs) HIPERCAMEclipse timing the Milky Way's gravitational potential using main-sequence binaries
B130-GTC117-A/26AMarusa Zerjal A (21.hrs) EMIRGTC follow-up spectroscopy of metal poor ultracool dwarfs in Euclid
B130-GTC118-B/26AMarusa Zerjal D (21.hrs) OsirisGTC follow-up spectroscopy of metal poor ultracool dwarfs in Euclid
B90-GTC86/26AArmando Gil de Paz1 A (15hrs) HIPERCAMSimultaneous GBT and GTC Observations of Hyperactive FRBs for Optical Bursts
B114-GTC101/26AJosefa Becerra González D (5hrs) OsirisSDSS J1430+2303: Probing a Potential Supermassive Black Hole Merger
C40-GTC37-A/26AChengzi Jiang A (5.hrs) HIPERCAMValidating Habitable-Zone Sub-Neptune Candidates Amenable to Atmospheric Characterization
C40-GTC38-B/26AChengzi Jiang A (6.hrs) HIPERCAMValidating Habitable-Zone Sub-Neptune Candidates Amenable to Atmospheric Characterization
C148-GTC143/26AEri Tatsumi A (5.4hrs) HIPERCAMRevealing the Origin of the Extremely Young Asteroid Pair 2010 UM$_{26}$--2010 RN$_{221}$ via Simultaneous Precise Photometry
C48-GTC43/26ALuca Costantin A (15.hrs) EMIRA Milky Way-like barred spiral galaxy beyond Cosmic Noon
C52-GTC47/26ABo Huang G (4.hrs) OsirisMeasuring the mass of the redback pulsar J1838+3224
C29-GTC27/26AMar Mezcua Pallerola D (12.hrs) HIPERCAMContinuum reverberation mapping of a robust intermediate-mass black hole candidate
C50-GTC45/26ABahar Bidaran G (7.hrs) OsirisBlack Hole Accretion in Ultra-Compact Dwarf galaxies: Linking X-ray Emission to Star Formation Histories
C64-GTC62-A/26AAna Acebron Muñoz D (30.hrs) OsirisCELESTE: A gtC spEctroscopic Legacy programme of Euclid STrong lEnses
C140-GTC130/26AStefan Geier A (16.8hrs) EMIRWhere is the galaxy counterpart of the Damped Lyman-alpha Absorber towards GQ1218+0832?
C145-GTC139/26ARubén García Benito G (50.hrs) OsirisGalactic Chemical Evolution and Stellar Population Revealed through GTC/OSIRIS Spectroscopy of Compact Planetary Nebulae
C111-GTC99/26AArmando Gil de Paz D (15.5hrs) OsirisMass profile of the galaxy cluster Abell 2390 using the Caustic technique
C115-GTC102/26ADavid Garcia Alvarez A (12.hrs) EMIRClassification and analysis of eruptive young star candidates
C89-GTC85/26ANataliya Ramos Chernenko A (25.2hrs) EMIRUnveiling galaxy protoclusters at Cosmic Noon
C71-GTC73/26AAina Ferrer Burjachs A (10.hrs) OsirisHierarchical triple systems containing white dwarfs
C4-GTC4/26ALuca Costantin G (15hrs) MEGARAThe rise of bars in interacting galaxies
C62-GTC60/26AMaria Luisa Garcia Vargas A (20.hrs) MEGARAMegaPopStar. Filling the gaps in H-R stellar parameters by observing MEGASTAR weak sources in visitor mode
Filler133-GTC119/26AIgnacio Negueruela Díez A (35.hrs) OsirisThe distant and obscured Milky Way
Filler34-GTC32/26AJulia de Leon Cruz A (20.hrs) OsirisVisible spectra of newly discovered NEAs, PHAs, and NEAs accesible to spacecraft
Filler61-GTC59/26AMaria Luisa Garcia Vargas A (75.hrs) MEGARAMEGASTAR. Filling the gaps in stellar parameters.
Filler9-GTC13/26AGerard Garcia Moreno A (8.19hrs) OsirisSpectral classification of mass-transferring binary candidates in the Milky Way
Filler110-GTC98/26ARoberto Raddi A (52.6hrs) OsirisA triple perspective on stellar evolution
Filler1-GTC1/26AJesús Maíz Apellániz A (60.hrs) OsirisSpectroscopic follow-up of the cross-match of the OB stars in the ALS catalog with Gaia
Filler109-GTC97/26ADavid Jones A (22.5hrs) OsirisHOTFUSS@GTC: HOT Faint Underluminous Stars Surveyed with GTC-OSIRIS+