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Principal Investigator Email Address

• antonella.barucci@obspm.fr

Estimated Total Execution Time (hours, including overheads)

• 18:03:57

General Description

• ENERAL DESCRIPTION:
  Photometry and spectroscopy of moving target (check the ephemeris).  Each science
   goal is given with a calibrator which must be performed just after the science OB
   at the same airmass. We inform that we request simultaneous observations between
   the FORS (176.C-0036(N)), ISAAC (178.C-0036(O)) and SINFONI (178.C-0036(K)) runs
   for each object. The observations have to be executed during the same slot (see
   Time-Critical Aspects) within each requested airmass window. The observation with
   FORS can confirm the good ephemeris of the science target, which is, in general,
   in the center of FOV. For each object we have one photometric and one spectroscopic
   run (with respectively one photometric and one or several spectroscopic OBs for
   calibration) in the case of FORS and ISAAC runs. For SINFONI (176.C-0036(JK)), we
   have 1 spectroscopic OB (or two for 90568 and 119951) for each science target (with
   a choice of calibrators OBs). Each analog star can be used after the observation
   of each target. We request to the astronomer to choose the calibrator with the nearest
   airmass. For the observations with SINFONI, the objects, in general too faint, are
   not visible after the pre-acquisition images (do not loose time to check the finding
   charts).

Waiver Requests

• Waiver Request 178.C-0036K.01.WAV is APPROVED to allow us to submit OBs
   of a length between 1h and 2h.

Critical Observing Condition Constraints

• Observe at the lowest airmass (look the constraint set)

Time-Critical Aspects

• The objects must be observed at small airmass between may 11 and 15, june
   5 and 11 and july 3 and 8 (only available period with UT1 (ISAAC), UT2(FORS1) and
   UT4(SINFONI) simultaneously).
  
  Observations cannot be executed for the following targets on the following dates
   (because of too bright targets in the FOV).
  For Quaoar, during the nigths:
  from may 31 to june 07
  from june 10 to june 16
  from june 27 to july 5
  from july 28 to august 08
  from september 24 to the end of the period
  
  For Ixion, during the nights
  from may 23 to may 30
  from june 8 to june 16
  from august 8 to august 14
  from september 1 to september 9
  from september 20 to the end of this period
  
  For Echeclus, during the nights
  from may 22 to may 27
  from may 31 to june 4
  from june 5 to june 10
  from june 17 to june 19
  from july 12 to july 19
  from july 30 to august 3
  from august 4 to the end of this period
  
  For Crantor, during the night
  12-13 June
  from 28 July to 1 Aug.
  from 16 to 24 August
  
  For Huya, during the nights June
  from june 3 to june 10
  from june 18 to june 28
  from july 16 to august 3
  from august 11 to august 16
  from august 22 to august 25
  from august 26 to the end of this period
  
  for 119951, during the nights June
  from 20 to 22 June
  
  for 90568, during the nights:
  from 19 to 20 June
  from 25 to 26 July
  from 3 to 10 August

Special Execution Requirements

• We require simultaneous FORS, ISAAC and SINFONI observations. Particularly,
   we require to have similar airmass between our science target and the calibration
   target. We give one or several analog stars. Each solar analog can be used after
   the observation of each target. We request to the astronomer to choose the calibrator
   with the nearest airmass.

Special Calibration Information

• List of our calibrator for each target.
  We request to astronomer to choose the spectroscopic standard with the nearest airmass
   is possible 
  For Ixion:
  Spectroscopic standard: CAL_HD147284  OR
                 		CAL_HD147935
  
  For Huya: 
  Spectroscopic standard: CAL_SA107-998
  
  For Quaoar: 
  Spectroscopic standard: CAL_HD147284  OR
                 		CAL_HD147935
  
  For Echeclus: 
  Spectroscopic standard: CAL_SA107684
  
  For Crantor 83982:
  Spectroscopic standard: CAL_HD147284  OR
                 		CAL_HD147935  OR
                 		CAL_SA110361
  
  For 90568:
  Spectroscopic standard: CAL_SA107684  OR
                 		CAL_HD147935
  
  For 119951: 
  Spectroscopic standard: CAL_HD147284  OR
                 		CAL_HD147935

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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 ?

• YES

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

• YES

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 ?

• 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 ?

• YES

Did you indicate the magnitude of the brightest object in the field in
 each SINFONI OB?

• YES

If you are using the AO: Did you indicate for every OB the magnitude
 of the guide star, and its distance to the target (if any)?

• N/A

If you submitted OBs for standard stars, did you use the provided StandardStar
 templates?

• YES

If you are using a specific offset pattern or position angle: did you
 check carefully the definition in the manual?

• YES

Did you make really sure that none of your OBs ever saturates the detector?

• YES

If you are using the AO: did you enter the correct Strehl Ratio (on-axis,
 K-band) AND the seeing value in the constraint set?

• N/A