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Principal Investigator Email Address

• delbo@obs-nice.fr

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• less than 1 hour

General Description

• V Band imaging photometry and V band Imaging polarimetry of the
  potentially hazardous asteroid 99942 Apophis.
  
  Please do not observe the target when in front or very nearby
  bright star. The object is moving so fast that you have to wait
  some seconds before the star is gone.
  
  Please execute the OBs in the following sequence, MOV_99942_V1,
  MOV_99942_IPOL, MOV_99942_V2, i.e. first a science exposure with V
  filter, then V-band imaging polarimetry, and finally a science
  exposure with V filter.
  
  Please put in additional RA and DEC velocities as
  obatined/computed from the ephemerides files, in order to track
  the asteroid.
  
  dRA*cosD d(DEC)/dt = The rate of change of target apparent RA and
  DEC (airless). d(RA)/dt is multiplied by the cosine of the
  declination. Units: ARCSECONDS PER HOUR

Waiver Requests

• No Waiver Request was submitted

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Please do not observe the target when in front or very nearby
  bright star. The object is moving so fast that you have to wait
  some seconds before the star is gone.
  
  Please put in additional RA and DEC velocities as
  obatined/computed from the ephemerides files, in order to track
  the asteroid.
  
  dRA*cosD d(DEC)/dt = The rate of change of target apparent RA and
  DEC (airless). d(RA)/dt is multiplied by the cosine of the
  declination. Units: ARCSECONDS PER HOUR

Time-Critical Aspects

• In order to maximize the science return, we need to execute this
  run as earliest as possible within the given observing window (as
  specified in the OBs, Time intervals field).
  
  Since Run C was executed on 27 Mar (thanks!) then we prefer that Run
  D be executed on 1 or 2 April, if possible.

Special Execution Requirements

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Special Calibration Information

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ToO Information

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ToO Activators List

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Is this a Pre-imaging run ?

• false

Pre-imaging Requirements

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Source(s) of Pre-imaging

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Pre-imaging sources not listed above

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

• YES

If this is a pre-imaging run, did you select PRE-IMAGING for the Observing
 Category for each Observing Template ?

• N/A

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 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?

• YES

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

• YES

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

• YES

If you have prepared your finding charts with tools other than FIMS,
 do they comply with the specifications on the FORS1 Phase 2 web page ?

• YES