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Principal Investigator Email Address

• overzier@mpa-garching.mpg.de

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 1

General Description

• Science case
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  We have discovered an extremely compact, luminous starburst nucleus inside a larger,
   low-surface brightness galaxy at relatively low redshift (z=0.22). It is believed
   that this object resembles typical star-forming galaxies in the early-Universe.
   Its low redshift allows us to study in detail many starburst-related processes such
   as outflows, low-luminosity AGN, supernovae, burst mass, SFR and age, and extinction.
   The broad wavelength coverage of X-Shooter is ideal for targeting the relevant spectroscopic
   features that occur throughout the UV, VIS and NIR. 
  
  Technical details
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  Granted time: 1h
  Slit: 1"
  Orientation: 10 degrees from North to East
  
  Nodding on slit (4 arcsec nod-throw)
  - 2 cycles (ABBA sequence)
  - 1 arcsec jitter box
  - 1 UVB, 2 VIS and 3 NIR exposures per position
  - integration times 690s in UVB in 1x2 slow, 320s in VIS in 1x2 slow, 
  and DIT=240s (NDIT=1) in the NIR.
  
  Total Execution Time: 59m24s
  
  Target Acquisition: 
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  The target is relatively bright (V~18 mag), and should show up in the acquisition
   image since it can also be seen in the DSS finder chart image. Nonetheless, we have
   counted on using an offset star for the acquisition:
  
  Target coordinates: 02:13:48.542, +12:59:51.72
  Reference star:     02:13:50.10, +13:00:46.69
  Offsets RA,DEC:     -22.772, -54.965 (arcsec,arcsec)
  
  Two finder charts are given: FC_OBJ.jpg (target) and FC_REF.jpg (reference star).
  
  Centering:
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  Since the object contains a bright (unresolved) core in the middle of a lower surface
   brightness disk, it would be much appreciated if the slit could be centered on the
   bright nucleus of highest surface brightness. 
  
  Visibility:
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  The target is a morning target during August-September.

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• N/A

Time-Critical Aspects

• N/A

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Special Calibration Information

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ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Do all your OBs comply with the instrument-specific requirements listed
 on the instrument-specific Phase 2 web page ?

• YES

Do all your finding charts comply with both the general and instrument-specific
 Phase 2 Web Pages ?

• YES

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you specify the magnitude
 and spectral type of all standard stars in the OBs ?

• N/A

Have you specified the S/N ratio at given wavelength in the User Comments
 field of each OB?

• YES

Have you included OBs for any calibrations that you need but which are
 not part of the Calibration Plan ?

• N/A

If you are observing Moving Targets, have you attached suitable ephemeris
 files to your OBs?

• N/A

If you have preferences which OBs should be executed first, did you make
 use of the User Priority field in the OBs ?

• N/A

If this is a run that requires coordinated observations with other facilities,
 did you give proper instructions in the Time-Critical Aspects Section ?

• N/A